Cheers to 25 Years! Special Guest Helps Godalming Care Home Toast Milestone
A care home in Godalming held a right royal knees up to mark a special anniversary. Care UK’s Jubilee House, on Pound Lane, welcomed the…
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Social Care
Chancellor’s “Silence On Social Care Speaks Volumes About Government’s Priorities”, Warns Former Deputy Prime Minister
Social care’s total omission from Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget “spoke volumes about the Government’s priorities”, former Deputy Prime Minister Damian Green has warned, arguing that…
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ICG Says Chancellor Has “Missed a Legacy Moment” for Social Care in New UK Budget
Saint Cecilia’s Care Group Chairman and Honorary President of The Independent Care Group (ICG) Mike Padgham has expressed concern that the Chancellor’s latest Budget fails…
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NCF Announces Election Of New Board Members
The National Care Forum (NCF) has announced the appointment of two new board members at its AGM today. Professor Vic Rayner OBE, Chief Executive Officer,…
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Care Sector Reacts To Chancellor Rachel Reeves Autumn Budget
The residential and nursing care sector has voiced alarm at Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget today, warning that the financial package offers insufficient support to…
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Autumn Budget 2025: Implications for Care Homes and Adult Social Care
Today’s Budget at a Glance: Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her second Autumn Budget today, presenting a complex picture for residential and nursing care homes across…
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Alzheimer’s Prevention Charity Pioneers Research On Nutrition Biomarkers To Detect Dementia Risk From Age 18
The Food for the Brain Foundation’s Cognitive Function Test will now be used to assess blood biomarkers being developed in the ‘READ OUT’ trial, a…
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High-Cost Social Care Packages For Young Adults Surge By Almost A Third In A Single Year
A sharp increase in high-cost social care for young adults has been revealed in a new survey by the Association of Directors of Adult Social…
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SCIE’s New Report Finds People Who Draw On Social Care Feel Excluded From Reform Efforts
The Social Care Institute for Excellence’s (SCIE’s) new report, titled ‘Shaping change together: co-producing innovation in social care’, examines how people receiving social care, carers…
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Care England Calls on Providers to Stand Together and Complete ENIC Judicial Review Survey
Care England is inviting all adult social care providers to complete its national survey gathering evidence for the Judicial Review (JR) into the Government’s decision…
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DWP Launches Major Review of Carer’s Allowance Cases
The Department for Work and Pensions has launched a comprehensive reassessment programme affecting hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers across the UK, following revelations of…
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Campaigners From The Care And Support Alliance Deliver Red Box Filled With Stories From Disabled People To 11 Downing Street
On the eve of the Budget, a hand-delivered letter was presented to the Chancellor at Number 11 Downing Street, drawing urgent attention to the crisis…
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Government Set to Focus Money on Metropolitan Cities and Towns at the Expense of Counties
The government has published its Local Government Finance Policy Statement for 2025/26, with this year’s report setting out the government’s new and updated proposals for…
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Buckinghamshire Care Home Beats £2,500 Fundraising Target to Support Dementia Research
Signature at Farnham Common, a local care home providing residential, nursing, and dementia care, has surpassed its fundraising target for dementia research charity BRACE, raising…
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Lifetime of Love: Liz Prebble Named Surrey’s Care Worker of the Year
Liz Prebble has been named Care Worker of the Year at the 2025 Surrey Care Awards in the Home-Based Care category. For more than two…
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