Enough Is Enough On Social Care Time To Act, After Damning CQC Report
THE Government must act on a growing shortage of care for older, vulnerable and disabled adults after a report warned of a ‘precarious’ situation in…
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Latest Charity Report Reveals 222% Increase In The Number Of Requests For Social Care Information
National charity Access Social Care has released its annual State of the Nation report, which reveals a significant increase in the number of requests for…
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Sector Responds To CQC’s Report On The State Of Health Care And Adult Social Care In England
Sector leaders and organisations have today responded to the care Quality Commissions (CQC) state of health care and adult social care in England report which…
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CQC Warns of Care Inequalities and Two Tier Heath System
The CQC has published its annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England. The State of the Care report highlights inequalities…
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British Geriatrics Society Issues Stark Warning To The New Government Ahead Of Winter
Concerns that a repeat of previous years will yet again have a devastating impact on the health of older people. The British Geriatrics Society (BGS),…
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Ministerial Visit To NCF Members Dimensions And Optalis
Care Minister, Stephen Kinnock MP paid a ministerial visit to NCF Members Dimensions and Optalis at the Wokingham borough. On his visit, the Minister took…
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12 Million Adults Delaying Social Care Plans Until Government Clarifies Policy, Report Reveals
Millions are delaying making care plans and are confused by government policy towards later life care, reveals research among over-45s for the 2024 edition of…
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Carers UK Welcomes Huge Engagement On Future Of NHS – Including Carers Voices To Shape 10 Year Plan
Today (Monday 21 October 2024) the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care will launch an engagement programme to form a new 10-year health…
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‘No More Cuts To Social Care,’ Plea
CAMPAIGERS have sent an impassioned plea to the Chancellor not to impose any further financial hardship on the care of older, vulnerable and disabled adults.The…
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CQC Responds To Reviews By Dr Penny Dash And Professor Sir Mike Richards
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has welcomed 2 important reviews that will help to set the future direction for CQC: the final report of Dr…
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Urgent Turnaround Of CQC Required As “Significant Failures” Revealed
A major review into the CQC has confirmed ‘significant failings’ in the way the watchdog operates, a report has revealed. The Department of Health and…
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The Sector Reacts To New Skills For Care Workforce Report
Leading figures and organisations across the adult social care sector have reacted to this week’s Skills for Care Report which reveals huge challenges in recruiting…
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Care England Warns of Unsustainable Workforce Pressures in Adult Social Care Despite Increased Posts
Care England, the largest representative body for independent adult social care providers, responds to the latest findings in Skills for Care’s State of the Adult…
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International Recruitment Helps Social Care Workforce Grow – But Domestic Recruitment And Retention Struggles Persist
International recruitment drove improvements in the adult social care workforce in the year to March 2024 – but the sector faces ongoing domestic recruitment and…
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The Importance of Balancing Risk and Freedom of Choice in Care Settings
By Jackie Cooper, Occupational Therapist at The Good Care Group With Good Care Month just behind us, at The Good Care Group we want to…
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