Responding to the Government’s announcement of a multi-year funding plan for the NHS, Cllr Izzi Seccombe, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board,…
Read more...With just a year to go until Brexit, a learning disabilities charity is calling for greater clarity around the impact on the social care sector,…
Read more...Pride in Care is a major national conference focusing on the health and wellbeing of older LGBT+ people. Taking place at University College London on…
Read more...Mears Group Executive Director, Alan Long, questions how long the care market can be held together by hope and good will. “I welcomed the news…
Read more...Responding to Health and Social Care Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s key principles for reforming social care, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents…
Read more...SOCIAL care for adults in Liverpool is set to get a £30 million boost with plans for three new centres and improved accommodation for people…
Read more...The financial health of local authorities across England is getting worse, says a report from the National Audit Office (NAO). The report, published today, highlights…
Read more...Social care providers must adopt new approaches if they are to survive the challenges of funding cuts and policy changes, according to a new publication…
Read more...A Government consultation into addressing the challenges facing the adult social care workforce has been launched. In a consultation launched in partnership with Skills for Care,…
Read more...New independent research launched today will assess how the nation’s care and support sectoris affected by an estimated £400m bill for sleep-in shifts back pay. Care providers are being urged to participate…
Read more...A working paper has been published by the Health Foundation and The King’s Fund on approaches to social care funding and the implications of different…
Read more...The Department of Health and Social Care is not doing enough to support a sustainable social care workforce. The number of people working in care…
Read more...Learning disability care sector warns Government that questions posed to Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) need to be answered before implications of the…
Read more...Inaction by the Government in its approach to the social care workforce in England has been roundly criticised in a new report from the National Audit Office (note 1). United Kingdom…
Read more...Increasing the amount of social interaction for people with dementia living in care homes to just one hour a week improves quality of life when…
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