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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Adult Social Care
ADASS Publishes ‘Damning Report’ Revealing £564m Adult Social Care Overspend
A report from directors of adult social services indicates that eight out of ten councils are projected to exceed their adult social care budget for…
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Care England Responds to the CQC’s State of Care Report 2023/24
Care England has responded to the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) State of Care 2023/24 report, released earlier today. This report sheds light on critical issues…
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Carers UK Welcomes Reports That Chancellor May Increase To Earnings Limit On Carer’s Allowance In Budget
Carers UK is reacting positively to a report in The Sun that the Chancellor, Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, will announce an unprecedented rise 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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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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Campaigners Back Study On Residential Care
SOCIAL CARE CAMPAIGNERS have backed a major new study which revealed that thousands of people thrive in care and nursing homes.And they have called on…
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LGA Calls For The Scrapping Of Single Word Ratings For Council Adult Social Care Services
The Local Government Association is calling for the scrapping of single word ratings in Care Quality Commission assessments of councils’ adult social care services, following…
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Local Authorities Spent Additional £1.5bn On Adult Social Care In 2023-24 Than In Previous 12 Months
Councils increased social care spending by £2.3bn (6.6%) in real-terms last year, according to official figures in a report entitled: “Local authority revenue expenditure and…
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Brixworth Care Home Team Receive Award From The Chief Nurse For Adult Social Care
The team at HC-One’s Pytchley Court care home, in Brixworth, Northampton, have been delighted to receive a ‘Team Award’ at the Seaside Special by Chief…
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Sector Reacts to CQC’s Damning Report
The UK Government has admitted that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is “not fit for purpose”, https://thecareruk.com/cqc-not-fit-for-purpose-says-health-secretary/ with the release today of an interim report…
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Care Act 10 Years On: LGA Survey Lays Bare Urgent Action Needed In Adult Social Care
Councils are doing all they can to ensure they meet their duties under the Care Act – including cutting spending on other neighbourhood services –…
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NCF Launches Global Workforce Report
The National Care Forum (NCF) has published a report resulting from the Social Care International Workforce Summit held as part of the Global Ageing Conference last year….
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The Care Workers’ Charity Responds To Pac Report On Adult Social Care Reform
The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) responds to the Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) report on the progress of adult social care reform, highlighting critical issues in…
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