Charities Call for “Cancer-Style Revolution” in Dementia Care
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…
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Care Sector Warns Earned Settlement Plans Could Deepen Workforce Crisis
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…
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Incoming CQC Chair Faces MPs on How She Will Turn Troubled Regulator Around
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…
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Council Warns of £27m Budget Shortfall as Care Demand Outstrips Funding
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.
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Alzheimer’s Research UK Unveils New £1.5m Programme Award to Drive Dementia Research
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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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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The Greatest Show: Homecare’s Got Talent Crowns Its 2026 Champion
A showstopping rendition of “Never Enough” from The Greatest Showman saw Macey Shaw crowned Homecare’s Got Talent (HCGT) 2026 champion at The Crescent Theatre in Birmingham…
Read more...RCN Calls for End to ‘Grotesque’ Exploitation of Migrant Nursing Staff
An RCN report has exposed how some employers are exploiting migrant nursing staff in social care by taking advantage of their vulnerable visa status. It…
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UKHSA Report Shows 2,877 Excess Deaths Caused by May and June Heatwaves
Rapid early assessment by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) estimates there were 2,877 heat-associated deaths during 2 notable periods of hot weather in May…
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Sector Gives Cautious Welcome to Prime Ministers Speech on Social Care
The care sector has today given a cautious welcome to Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s landmark speech on adult social care, in which he vowed to fix England’s “broken” system and pledged that his government would succeed where “successive administrations have ducked the issue for too long.”
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PM Pledges to End “Decades of Political Drift” on Social Care
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has vowed to fix England’s broken social care system, announcing an accelerated timetable for the National Care Service commission and a new cross-party push…
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Open Letter Calls on Prime Minister to Tackle Health Inequalities for People with Learning Disabilities
Members of Learning Disability England (LDE) have delivered an open letter to 10 Downing Street calling on the Prime Minister to make improving the health…
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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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