Access Social Care, a national legal rights charity providing free legal advice to people with social care needs, is fighting a landmark Freedom of Information…
Read more...New analysis has backed up government proposals for the creation of new unitary councils in England – but new authorities must cover areas of ‘at…
Read more...Westminster City Council has today announced a major new investment of £2.6m to go into cushioning the cost of adult social care – meaning hundreds…
Read more...The government has announced a 7.7% increase in funding for care homes providing nursing care in the community, which is tailored to an individual’s needs…
Read more...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…
Read more...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…
Read more...Councils across England, Scotland and Wales have a collective hole in their finances amounting to more than £4bn for the coming financial year, way beyond…
Read more...A body that works with City of York Council to ensure that the care needs of its oldest and most vulnerable residents are being met…
Read more...The national institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is to spend an additional £30 million per year to increase research opportunities. It will include…
Read more...The Government has confirmed that it is making £15 million available over 2023 to 2024 to help support international recruitment within the adult social care…
Read more...The Government urgently needs to come forward with additional funding this year to help the ravaged adult social care sector meet immediate pressures, including inflation…
Read more...Care England, the largest has expressed dismay following the results of ADASS’s Waiting for Care Report. The survey findings substantiate many of Care England’s key…
Read more...The West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WMAHSN) has announced that £20,000 worth of funding is available to support the spread and adoption
Read more...There was sector-wide disappointment in the first Budget from Chancellor Rishi Sunak as the promised solution for the social care crisis failed to materialise. Commenting…
Read more...Cllr Richard Watts, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Resources Board, responds to a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies on local government funding….
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