Over 10,000 Autistic Adults Are Not Receiving The Social Care They Need
The Government is failing autistic adults, with over 10,000 people not receiving the care they are legally entitled to, putting them at risk of breakdown,…
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Adult Social Care
CIPFA Calls For Fair And Sustainable Social Care Charging Reform
The current adult social care charging system is unfair, unpredictable, and complex, according to The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy’s (CIPFA) new publication…
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Councils ‘Running Out of Road’, as Adult Social Care Overspend Reaches £179million
Councils are warning that this leaves them ‘running out of road’ to prevent financial insolvency, with these overspends contributing to a projected total funding deficit…
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Brighton’s Adult Social Workers To Strike, Unison Say
Social workers are set to strike for the first time in Brighton over a pay dispute. Adult social workers have called for pay parity with…
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Lords debate Adult Social Care Committee report
On Monday 16 October, members of the House of Lords will debate the Adult Social Care Committee’s report: ‘A “gloriously ordinary life’’: spotlight on adult…
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‘Green Shoots’ and Ongoing Challenges State of Adult Social Care Report Reveals
Skills for Care has published its annual State of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England report – and announced plans to develop…
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Government Invests £3 Million To Transform Technology In Adult Social Care
People who receive care will benefit from new technology to help improve their independence and reduce avoidable hospital admissions, the government has announced today. Four…
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Social Care Charity Joins Roundtable At House Of Commons
One of the UK’s biggest social care charity’s, Community Integrated Care, took part in a special social care roundtable yesterday (September 14) , hosted by…
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HFT And Care England Launch Survey To Analyse Challenges In The Adult Social Care Sector
Hft, a charity that supports more than 2,000 learning disabled adults across England and Wales, and Care England, the largest and most diverse representative body…
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Free Pay Benchmarking Data For Providers In Adult Social Care, Take Part In Survey
For many employers in the adult social care sector, rising operating costs are compounding existing pressures posed by limited local authority funding and staff shortages….
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Evolve United Kick Off New Season In Bristol Goals’ Premier League
In a remarkable journey of determination and perseverance, Evolve United, the football team of Evolve Care Group, a prominent Southwest adult social care provider, has…
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New Survey Launched To Capture The Experiences Of Those Working In Adult Social Care
People working across adult social care are being encouraged to complete a new national Government survey which aims to capture the experiences of those working…
Read more...Report Reveals A workforce in Sustained Crisis says Care England
Care England has today expressed concern at the findings of Skills for Care’s latest workforce report and called on Government to invest the necessary resources…
Read more...Scrap Plan For Single Word Inspection Ratings For Underfunded Adult Social Care Services – LGA
Government plans to introduce a single-word rating system for adult social care services should be scrapped given concerns about the ability of councils to meet…
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“Radical Change” Needed for Adult Social Care Says MP
Additional Government spending on social care is “unavoidable” to prevent other essential council services being “swallowed up”, says former cabinet minister Damien Green. Speaking in…
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