Urgent Call For Reform Of England’s Local Government Funding System
A new report from the Local Government Association (LGA), SOLACE, and CIPFA calls for urgent reform of the local government funding system, highlighting that an…
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Social Care
Woodbury Court Care Home are Awarded Care Home of the Year
Woodbury Court Care Home, part of the Runwood Homes Group, has been awarded the prestigious title of Care Home of the Year 2024 at the…
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Adult Social Care Lacking Good Pay And Working Conditions, Report Finds
England’s adult social care sector is struggling to offer pay rates and progression that attract and retain workers in a system that is under substantial…
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New Care Manager Appointed At Warrens Hall
Warrens Hall care home, part of the growing Superior Care (Midlands) Group, in Oldbury, West Midlands has announced the appointment of Lavinia Tudora as its…
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Care UK Colleagues Showed Support for Men’s Health This Movember
Across the year, Care UK colleagues raise awareness for local and national causes through their fundraising efforts and November was no different. Three of our…
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New Age UK Report Points To The Divergence Between NHS and Continuing Healthcare Funding
Age UK has published a new report today called “Continuing Healthcare? “, which shows the CHC funding regime is moving away from its stated operation…
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Community Group Raises More Than £1100 for Leamington Spa Home Following Christmas Fair
A community group has raised more than £1100 for a Leamington Spa home following a very successful Christmas fair. The Friends of Homewood set up…
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Campaigner Warns Lords Over State Of Care Sector
A North Yorkshire campaigner told a House of Lord meeting that the country cannot wait any longer for an end to the crisis in the…
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Care And Support Sector Is At A Tipping Point Report Reveals
A new care market report by LaingBuisson, leading industry analysts, reveals a sector in a precarious financial state. Rising costs from Autumn Budget measures are threatening the…
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Urgent Health UK Warns Of Severe Impact Of Budget Decisions On NHS Urgent Healthcare Providers
Urgent Health UK (UHUK), representing social enterprise organisations providing urgent, integrated, out-of-hours and out-of-hospital care covering 70% of the UK population, on behalf of the…
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Next Steps On Addressing Carer’s Allowance Overpayments Announced
The government has announced the next steps with a major review of the Carer’s Allowance as it aims to put an end to the controversy…
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Investors Urged To Tackle Exploitation And Improve Labour Rights In English Care Sector
New research from the University of Nottingham, and funded by Friends Provident Foundation, highlights the role investors and government can play in helping to improve…
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LGA Calls For 10-Year Plan For Adult Social Care To Match NHS Strategy
The Government needs to co-create a 10-year plan for adult social care for the upcoming NHS long-term plan to succeed, councils have said. In its…
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Social Care Sector Will Be Forced To Take Action Unless “Change Comes”
CAMPAIGNERS say social care will have to take some form of action if changes do not come quickly enough to save the sector. They are…
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Care Provider Launches New Regional Identity With HC-One Wales
HC-One has launched its new Welsh identity with the opening of a new office at the Quarry Hall Care Home in Cardiff. HC-One Wales, the…
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