The shrinking of England’s integrated care boards (ICBs) could damage the working relationship between the NHS and local councils, the National Audit Office (NAO) has found, raising questions for social care providers who depend on both.
Read more...Care England, the Society of Radiographers and a cross-party group of MPs have called on ministers to abandon plans to lengthen the route to permanent settlement for migrants, warning the changes could echo the Windrush scandal and damage an already stretched workforce.
Read more...Residents and team members at Coupar Angus Care Home part of Scottish provider BCG, were full of excitement last week, 22 October, as they hosted…
Read more...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 formally diagnosed with dementia in England has reached a record 523,081, according to the latest figures, an increase of 10,615 from…
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Campaigners and representatives of 14 health and social care charities delivered a petition signed by 26,451 people calling for urgent reform to NHS continuing healthcare funding to the Department of Health and Social Care today.
Fourteen health and care charities are calling on the Government to launch a full, independent review of NHS continuing healthcare (CHC), warning that families facing…
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...Proposed immigration changes could cost the NHS at least £169 million and jeopardise the futures of 12,000 healthcare workers, NHS Employers and health unions warn…
Read more...Migrant workers must not be made scapegoats for politicians’ failure to invest in public services, UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan has told protesters at the…
Read more...Prime Minister Andy Burnham has set out plans for a fundamental overhaul of adult social care in England, proposing a universal service which would be…
Read more...A UK-first brain health clinic that is set to transform how dementia is diagnosed, slowed down or prevented launches today (Monday 21 September), World Alzheimer’s…
Read more...Members of Parliament have voted down proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales, drawing to a close the most sustained parliamentary effort in…
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...The care that people experience as inpatients in NHS hospitals improved between 2024 and 2025, according to survey data published today.
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