Social care leaders have warned that the Chancellor’s Budget offers “little” to ease the sector’s immediate pressures, despite welcome news on unpaid carers.
Read more...New polling for Alzheimer’s Society ahead of today’s Autumn budget has revealed strong public support for greater UK Government action on dementia, including increased investment in diagnosis,…
Read more...The number of people with a recorded dementia diagnosis in England has reached 523,081, according to the latest figures published by NHS England, as the…
Read more...Independent Care Group Calls on Chancellor to Deliver Immediate Social Care Action in Budget The Independent Care Group (ICG) is today urging Chancellor John Healey…
Read more...The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Baroness (Heather) Hallett, has today published her sixth report. She concludes that, in the early stages of the…
Read more...The UK Covid-19 Inquiry is due to publish its report examining the impact of the pandemic on adult social care Later today (Tuesday, October 20),…
Read more...New research conducted by policy and research consultancy Public First, on behalf of national charity Carers Trust, predicts a shortfall of up to one million unpaid carers within a generation.
Read more...The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) is urging the whole country to get behind Meals on Wheels Week 2026 and help celebrate this valuable…
Read more...The public significantly underestimate the likelihood of becoming an unpaid carer at some point in their lives, guessing 38% of people in the UK ever…
Read more...Ill health, caring responsibilities and redundancy are cutting working lives short and putting retirement incomes at risk.
Read more...Dementia care has been branded as “stuck in the 20th century” in a new report calling for a transformation on the scale of the progress…
Read more...Adult social care organisations and migrant health and care workers are warning that proposed changes to the UK’s settlement system could place further pressure on…
Read more...The government’s preferred candidate to become Chair of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will face questions on her suitability for the role by MPs on…
Read more...A south coast council has revealed it is forecasting a £27 million shortfall in its budget for 2026-27, with rising numbers of children and adults requiring care support identified as the main driver.
Read more...Alzheimer’s Research UK has announced a new Programme Award as part of a major refresh of its research funding schemes, aimed at accelerating progress in…
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