The Deputy Mayor of Wakefield, Councillor Lynn Masterman, officially opened Fairwood Fields Care Home in Pontefract on Saturday 25th October, marking a proud new chapter…
Read more...The flu season has hit the NHS more than a month earlier than usual, with cases three times higher than this time last year. The…
Read more...Two prominent regional leaders have joined a nationwide campaign advocating for improved wages within the adult social care sector. Andy Burnham and Kim McGuinness have…
Read more...Saint Cecilia’s Care Group Chairman Mike Padgham attended the Independent Care Group (ICG) Annual Conference today in Harrogate, where he delivered an impassioned address titled…
Read more...Care England published two pieces aimed at promoting solutions that are readily available out there for social care providers to implement, making the most out…
Read more...The County Council’s Network has responded to a report in The Times newspaper that the government is set to change some of the formulae within its…
Read more...The Independent Care Group (ICG), which represents independent adult social care providers across North Yorkshire and York, has welcomed the publication of the Care Quality…
Read more...Baroness Casey of Blackstock this week met with carers and care centre workers as she visited Newcastle as part of her Independent Commission into Adult…
Read more...Care sector leaders have reacted to the CQC’s stark State of Care report published today, warning that the regulator’s findings on chronic workforce shortages, funding…
Read more...National social care charity Community Integrated Care has today unveiled its ambitious new five-year strategy, ‘Best Lives, Bolder’, setting out a powerful vision for the…
Read more...A grassroots movement that united the social care sector has been recognised with the Legacy Award at the Andor Awards, just 11 months after its…
Read more...The health and social care system remains fragmented and under severe strain as it prepares for a major shift from hospital to community care, the…
Read more...Carers UK welcomes Government commitment to publish the independent review into overpayments of Carer’s Allowance and its response before the end of this year, as…
Read more...Unpaid carers, whose finances, health and ability to work are already impacted by their caring responsibilities, say the pressure of caring is unrelenting – with…
Read more...Care Minister Stephen Kinnock has written to local councils outlining key priorities for building winter resilience in adult social care, as the government announces up…
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