Pause Zero-Hours Reforms Over Cost Risk, Warns NHS Employers
NHS organisations in England could face unbudgeted costs of close to £1bn a year because of a government crackdown on zero hours contracts, according to…
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Dementia Care
Reform of Social Care in England is Possible – Three Countries Show How
As England’s social care funding crisis deepens, a new report from the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) suggests the answers may lie overseas — pointing…
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Digital Care Hub Launches its First Photo Competition for Adult Social Care
Digital Care Hub has launched its first photo competition, inviting people across adult social care to share images of digital care in action. Entries close…
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Baroness Casey Launches the Big Conversation on Care with the Public
Baroness Casey of Blackstock has launched The Big Conversation on Care, the most ambitious public conversation in a generation, handing the public a direct role…
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Care England Rates the Last government “Requires Improvement” on Social Care
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…
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ADI Launches the Alzheimer’s Disease Atlas
Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) has launched the Alzheimer’s Disease Atlas (AD Atlas), a first of its kind platform highlighting how countries diagnose, treat and support…
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PM Warns of NHS “Collapse” Without Social Care Overhaul, but Stops Short of Setting a Timetable
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…
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Inequities Shape Social Care Experiences Research Reveals
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.
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Adult Social Care “Must be Priority” for New Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Yvette Cooper has replaced James Murray as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. The new health secretary was previously foreign secretary and…
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Major New Care Home to Create 75 Jobs in York
Construction of a major new care home in Holgate, York, is entering its final stages, with St Mary’s Care Homes confirming that Acomb Manor Care…
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New WHO Guidelines: Up to 45% of Dementia Risk Could be Prevented or Delayed
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released updated guidelines on reducing the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, providing countries with evidence-based recommendations to help prevent…
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New Treatments and Blood Tests Bring Fresh Hope in Fight Against Dementia
More than 10,000 researchers from around the world descended on London this week for the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC), the world’s largest gathering dedicated…
Read more...Care Sector Caught in Health and Social Care ‘No Man’s Land’, Warns The King’s Fund
A major new report from The King’s Fund has highlighted the ongoing challenges facing older people as they navigate the divide between the NHS and…
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Disbanding Healthwatch Risks Health and Care Services ‘Marking their Own Homework’, says LGA
The Local Government Association (LGA) is calling on the Government to retain a statutory independent local patient voice function and work with councils to develop…
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Staff from Liverpool Care Home go to Great Heights for Dementia Charity
Six members of staff from Simonsfield care home in Liverpool raised £1,300 after completing an abseil down Anfield Stadium in support Alzheimer’s Society. Staceyjane McGuinness,…
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