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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Social Care
Ruling Should get Politicians Back to Tackling Social Care
Yesterday’s decision by the Supreme Court gives the Government an opportunity to get on with helping the 1.4m vulnerable adults who can’t get the care…
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More Than 330,000 Forced to Sell Homes to Pay for Care, Says Charity
More than 330,000 older people have been forced to sell their homes to pay for care since 2000 when the Royal Commission proposed making personal…
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Regional Care Campaign Stepped Up
Providers are stepping up their campaign for a fairer deal for social care by urging the region’s MPs to show their support. The Independent Care…
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Patients Association Launches Care Home Charter
The Patients Association has launched its Care Home Charter to improve medication practices for people living in care homes across the UK. Developed in collaboration with experts…
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Hartlepool Sixth Form Invests in Healthcare Professionals of the Future
Hartlepool Sixth Form has launched a state-of-the-art Health Hub to provide future healthcare professionals with skills to meet the sector’s increasing needs. Healthcare jobs are…
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Social Care Exodus: One In Three Social Carers Plan To Leave Sector
New research has revealed that one in three (37%) social carers are looking to leave the sector within the next five years in a social…
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Additional Funding to Support Adult Social Care Providers with Digital Technology
A second phase of funding has now been released to help the adult social care provider sector achieve the benefits of digital technology safely. The…
Read more...Learning From Complaints-Care England Welcomes Annual Review Of Social Care Complaints
Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has welcomed the Annual Review of Social Care Complaints from the Local…
Read more...Act Now To Protect Social Care From Yellowhammer Crisis
Care providers are calling on the Government to act over the ongoing social care crisis before a no-deal Brexit makes the current situation ’10 times…
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Department Of Health & Social Care To Launch Next Phase Of Adult Social Care Recruitment Campaign
The adult social care sector is being urged by the Minister for Care to back the next phase of a recruitment campaign launched by the…
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Over £2bn Of Vital Social Care Funding At Risk Next Year Councils Warn
More than £2bn of funding for vital social care services is at risk next year, with council leaders today urging government to confirm that resource…
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Sort Out Social Care, For All, Once And For All
In response to the commitment by the Prime Minister, ADASS has today published a report setting out what needs to be done by the Government…
Read more...Dismay As Social Care Action Is Delayed Again
Providers are angry after Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that action on social care was to be delayed until at least the end of the…
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Three Quarters Of Public Support Tax Rises For Social Care Says Poll
Three quarters (73%) of the public support a tax increase to pay for adult social care, a Survation poll for GMB reveals. The survey, conducted…
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