ADASS Responds To Government Announcement On Social Care Green Paper
Responding to the Government announcement that it will publish a social care Green Paper in summer 2018, Margaret Willcox, President of the Association of Directors…
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Charity Calls On Government To Help Social Care Sector In Autumn Budget
A social care provider is calling on the Government to provide much-needed funding and relief to the sector in the upcoming Autumn Budget. The appeal…
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Record Rise in Care Home Costs as Pensioner Incomes Stagnate
The average annual cost of a care home in Great Britain jumped by 9.6% between 2016 and 2017 – the largest increase on record and…
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Care Home Residents Enjoy Celebrity Limo Experience
Residents at a specialist dementia care home in Ferndown enjoyed a taste of celebrity when they were whisked off for a tour of Sandbanks in…
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Think Twice if You’re Dealing with Tricky Customers This International Day for Tolerance (Thurs 16 Nov)
South West care charity Milestones Trust offers tips for talking to people with dementia A South West care home charity is calling on people to…
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Knight Frank Predicts National Crisis in Care Home Industry
– 6,600 care homes at risk of closure over the next 5 years – – Will cost £15 billion to replace closed homes – –…
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LGA Responds to Cost of Care Research
Responding to research by Prestige Nursing + Care showing that the average annual cost of a care home in Great Britain has increased by 9.6%…
Read more...A 1% Increase In NI Would Generate Up To £5 Billion Extra To Fund Social Care
A rise in National Insurance contributions by 1% would immediately raise up to £5 billion towards social care funding. It tested as the most progressive…
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Local Government Association Analysis Forecasts That Almost 60p In Every £1 Of Council Tax Could Be Spent On Social Care By 2020
Hft welcomes the publication of the Local Government Association’s latest analysis of local council spending data which today warned that the social care sector needed…
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Autumn Budget 2017: Deloitte Public Sector And Economics Predictions
Ahead of the Autumn Budget on 22 November, Deloitte’s public sector and economics teams set out their thoughts on the outlook for public services, the…
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Almost 60p In Every £1 Of Council Tax To Be Spent On Social Care By 2020
Almost 60p in every £1 that people pay in council tax may have to be spent caring for children and adults by 2020, leaving increasingly…
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Call To Address Critical State Of Health And Social Care
Nuffield Trust, the Health Foundation and The King’s Fund are urging the government to address the critical state of health and social care in its…
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New Research Suggests Government Social Care Cap Will Not Protect The Majority
New research has found that the government’s proposed lifetime cap on care costs for adults in England would not protect the majority of service users. The…
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Finalists for Region’s Healthcare Innovation Awards Revealed
The North of England’s most promising healthcare innovators have been revealed as the shortlist for the Bright Ideas in Health Awards 2017 is announced. Now…
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Desperate Plea for Funds to Tackle Health and Care Crisis Made by Coalition
A last desperate plea for additional funds to tackle the growing crisis in health and care services ahead of next month’s Budget is being made…
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