Visiting a care home today [Wednesday 29th July], the Prime Minister will say he is making the choice to fix the broken social care system by finding common ground across party lines to tackle the big issues.
Read more...An experienced care sector professional has realised a long-held ambition to own and lead her own care home business following the acquisition of Tŷ Pentwyn Care Home in Treorchy, supported by a seven-figure loan from the Development Bank of Wales.
Read more...Care England has today published Two Years of Promises, a scorecard grading the government’s delivery against every commitment in Labour’s 2024 manifesto that bears on…
Read more...New Prime Minister Andy Burnham has warned that the NHS could ultimately “collapse” unless adult social care in England is fundamentally reformed, while declining to…
Read more...As the government shapes the future of adult social care through the Casey Commission and plans for a National Care Service, new research has highlighted stark inequalities in the way people access and navigate the care system.
Read more...The Care and Support Alliance (CSA) has called on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to make the long-awaited reform of adult social care one of the first priorities of his premiership, urging the Government to seize what it describes as a “historic opportunity” to deliver lasting change.
Read more...The Care About Care campaign, run by the grassroots coalition Providers Unite, has launched two new campaign tools today to help maintain political pressure on new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, to honour his promises to reform social care.
Read more...Construction of a major new care home in Bowburn, County Durham, is moving into its final stages, with St Mary’s Care Homes confirming that Bowburn Manor Care Home is on track to start welcoming new residents in early winter 2026.
Read more...Andy Burnham has used his first days in Downing Street to reopen the debate over how a national care service for England should be funded, suggesting that tax increases may be unavoidable if the government is to deliver a system that matches the ambitions long championed by care sector campaigners.
Read more...Royal Star & Garter has announced plans to transform how it supports the Armed Forces community over the next decade, extending its reach across the country.
Read more...Scottish provider of older person and specialist care, Meallmore, is set to open its 30th care home in spring 2027.
Read more...The first haemodialysis service to be offered in a care home setting has been established in London, thanks to a provider partnership with the NHS.
Read more...Yvette Cooper has replaced James Murray as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. The new health secretary was previously foreign secretary and…
Read more...The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence( NIHR) has announced the first studies to be chosen as part of a multi-year funding opportunity which…
Read more...The National Care Association (NCA) has renewed its call for urgent, funded reform of adult social care, warning that repeated commitments from politicians – including new Prime Minister Andy Burnham – will count for little unless backed by genuine investment.
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