Social Care

Chris Ham, Chief Executive of The King’s Fund, said: ‘This bold and thoughtful report should serve as a wake-up call to politicians from all parties…

Responding to the Government framework published today which includes how the £2 billion extra funding for social over the next three years should be spent,…

Responding to the final report of the Communities and Local Government Select Committee’s Adult Social Care inquiry, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation,…

The CQC has published ambitious new equality objectives for 2017 – 19. Despite progress on equality, people from some equality groups are still less likely to receive…

Regional care providers are urging their local authorities to ensure extra money announced in the budget actually gets through to frontline care services. The Independent…

Council leaders are calling for “full flexibility” in how they use the £2 billion in new social care funding announced in the Budget, ahead of…

In one of the most hotly anticipated seminars at the annual Surrey and Sussex Care Showcase, the Care Quality Commission’s Chief Inspector for Adult Social…

National disability charity, Sense, calls for Government to commit to social care plans in light of self-employment u-turn Following today’s news of a u-turn on…

The Chancellor should bring forward £1.5bn funding from the improved Better Care Fund to plug the hole in social care funding in the year ahead…

Social care is not just about looking after elderly people, with councils today warning that care and support for other groups are also “seriously under…

Almost 9 out of 10 GPs (89%) think reductions in social care are leading to extra pressures in their surgeries. Even more (93%) think that…

Researchers exploring why there has been a substantial increase in mortality in England and Wales in 2015 conclude that failures in the health and social…

A new report from Age UK has concluded that we are living on borrowed time to save the social care system for older people. Statistics…

NICE says routine appointments with family doctors, at hospital, or during home visits by social care workers, can prevent falls, disability and loss of independence….

Practical guidance launched today aims to help people choose the right social care support. The resource, Top ten tips when choosing a support provider, is…