Government NHS Cash Boost Not Enough Without Increased Social Care Spending
Increasing spending on the NHS is not enough without investing in a long-term plan for the social care system, says former health secretary Jeremy Hunt….
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Social Care
LGA Responds To Prime Minister’s Social Care Pledge
“People of all ages should be able to live the lives they want to lead and we are pleased to hear the Prime Minister pledge…
Read more...Agenda For Social Care Change
Ahead of the 2020 Budget, Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has called for social care to be…
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Prime Minister Pledges, ‘Social Care Rescue Plan’
In his first television interview since the election Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted it could take until the end of the year to come…
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Voluntary Sector Collaboration Launches Project To Support Adult Social Care Providers With Data And Cyber Security
A new project that seeks to better understand the digital, data and technology issues faced by social care providers of services to working age adults…
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Researchers To Begin Groundbreaking Evidence-Finding Study In Adult Social Care
Researchers led by the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC) are launching a new Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)-funded project which will support the…
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Successful Return To Social Work Campaign Reignited
The LGA has teamed up with the Government Equalities Office to reignite the Return to Social Work programme following its success in 2017. The national scheme,…
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Wanted: A 2020 Vision For Social Care’s Future
Providers call for New Year pledge to end the crisis Social care providers today call on the Government to make 2020 the year it finally…
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Cautious Welcome For Living Wage Increase
Rise must be matched by boost for social care Social care campaigners have given a cautious welcome to the Government’s planned increase in the living…
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Healthcare Roles Dominate the Top 10 Fastest Growing Jobs of 2019
Staff shortages in health and social care have led the sector to dominate a ranking of the top 10 fastest growing jobs in 2019, according…
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CQC Reports on Safe Use of Radiation in Health Care Settings
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) work to enforce the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations in England has been published. The report gives a breakdown of…
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Free NHS Car Parking to End Unfair Charges for Staff, Parents and Carers
Free NHS car parking for those in greatest need to begin roll-out across England from April 2020 Blue badge holders, frequent outpatient attenders, parents of…
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How the Government Can Sort Social Care
ADASS President Julie Ogley is calling on the Government to make adult social care a top domestic priority in a letter to the Prime Minister…
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Aberdeenshire Volunteers Lead the Way with Dementia Friendly Walking
Westhill Walking to Health group have received Dementia Friendly Walking status for their Wednesday morning one-hour Health Walk. This award from walking charity Paths for…
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LGA Responds to the Queen’s Speech
Responding to the Queen’s Speech announced today, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government Association, said: “The Local Government Association has long called for…
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