Adult Social Care Workforce Statistics Released by NHS Digital Today
NHS Digital has today published the latest information on the number of adult social care staff who work for local authorities in England. This report…
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Health Experts Call For Ring-Fenced Health And Social Care Tax
A report on healthcare funding commissioned by the Liberal Democrats, the panel of experts, which includes former chief executives of NHS England, the Royal College…
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Caroline Dinenage Confirmed As Government Minister Adult Social Care
Caroline Dinenage will be the minister of state overseeing adult social care, the Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed. The decision to give…
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Rural Elderly Facing ‘Terrifying’ Social Care Crisis
Report warns that higher home care costs and greater distances are condemning those living outside major towns and cities Elderly and vulnerable men and women…
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Joint Inquiry Launched On Long-Term Funding Of Adult Social Care
The Communities and Local Government and Health Committees launch a joint inquiry on the long-term funding and provision of adult social care to feed in to…
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Two-thirds of MPs in England Believe Older People Do Not Have Enough High-Quality Care Homes To Choose From
Two-thirds (66%) of MPs in England, including just over half (53%) of Conservative MPs in England and four in five (82%) Labour MPs in England,…
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Voucher Scheme Initiative Proposed to Tackle Care Crisis
The County Councils Network has warned that social care funding will face a £2.5bn gap by 2019-20. This problem should not surprise anybody, as forecasts…
Read more...Care Group Calls For Secretary Of State To Act Swiftly On Social Care
A providers’ group has called on Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt to act quickly and tackle the crisis in social care. And they have invited…
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Hunt Named As Secretary Of State For Health And Social Care
Jeremy Hunt MP, the Minister for Health has been given the title of Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in the Prime Minister, Theresa…
Read more...NHS Winter Crisis Should Prompt Government To Fully Fund Social Care
This year’s winter health crisis should incentivise government to fully fund our social care system, council leaders urged today. The Local Government Association, which represents…
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Sir Nicholas Soames Calls For “Social Care Tax”
One of the Conservative party’s leading figures, so Nicholas Soames has called for a ring-fenced tax on people over 40 to pay for elderly care….
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Andrea Sutcliffe Awarded CBE In New Year’s Honours List For 2018
Andrea Sutcliffe, Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List in recognition for her achievements…
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2018 Could be Year of no Return for Social care, Warns ADASS
Social care could pass the point of no return in 2018 unless the Government orders emergency action to support the sector ahead of any reforms…
Read more...Working Around the Clock to provide Social Care at Christmas
The Local Government Association, which represents more than 370 councils in England and Wales, says thousands of social care staff up and down the…
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apetito Tops Sustainable Fish Cities Caterers League Table for 2017
apetito, supplier of meals to the health and social care sector, has topped the Sustainable Fish Cities caterers league table for 2017. The league table…
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