Inequalities In Social Care Exist In Health Outcomes For LGBT Communities
The Women and Equalities Committee has revealed the extent of inequalities for LGBT people in health and social care in a report published this week….
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Social Care
Next Phase Of Adult Social Care Recruitment Campaign Begins
The next phase of DHSC’s campaign ‘When you care, every day makes a difference’ aims to help fill the 122,000 vacancies in adult social care. The campaign…
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Younger People Would Consider Changing To A Career In Adult Social Care
Younger people in England aged 18-34 are the most likely to consider applying for a job in adult social care, according to new figures from…
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Improving Experiences And Outcomes From Health And Social Care Must Be An Urgent Priority
The publication of this year’s influential State of Care report serves as a reminder of the positive impact high quality health and social care services…
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Adult Social Care Services Help Cut Half A Million Unnecessary Hospital Bed Days
Vital adult social care services have helped save more than half a million bed days by ensuring that people fit to leave hospital but who need follow-on support…
Read more...Call For Social Care To Feature In Queen’s Speech
Care providers are calling on the Government to include a radical action plan to save social care in todays Queen’s Speech. The Independent Care Group,…
Read more...Let’s Get Social Care Done Is The Message
‘Let’s get social care done!’ was the message from a provider’s leader at a forum this week. Speaking to the National Association of Care Catering…
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Only One In Five Councils Have Separate Social Care Appeals Process, Says Charity
Fewer than one in five local authorities have a dedicated appeals process for social care, according to new research by Independent Age, the older people’s…
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Scottish Chef Wins Top Catering Competition
A Scottish Chef has won the title of Chef of the Year in a new catering competition, ‘Meals Mean More’ introduced by leading care provider…
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Rebuilding Lives with Doll Therapy
A care home in Leeds is helping many of its residents with dementia to take part in daily activities, rebuild their sense of purpose and…
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Staffing Shortages is the Number One Problem for Care Home Operators
Average staff costs have increased 50% over the last decade due to the rise in the National Living Wage. Combined with the difficulty in attracting…
Read more...Plaid Cymru Calls For Free Social Care In Wales
A care commission set up by Plaid Cymru has recommended that all social care in Wales should be free at the point of need. It…
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Adult Social Care’s Economic Contribution Increases To £40.5 Billion
The new figure was revealed in Skills for Care’s annual ‘The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England, 2019’ report using…
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New Film Launched About Registered Nursing Associates In Adult Social Care
Nursing associates, their employers and people from supporting organisations are starring in a series of films designed to highlight the positive impact of this new…
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Smokers Develop Social Care Needs A Decade Earlier Than Those Who’ve Never Smoked
The average age at which smokers develop a social care need for the first time is 62, compared to 72 for never-smokers, according to a…
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