Complaints Processes Must Meet Basic Standards Ombudsman Says
Care providers across England are being urged to ensure their complaints processes meet basic standards, after the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found a…
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Social Care
LGA Annual Reports Highlights Ongoing Positive Impact Of Sector Support
The LGA’s latest Sector Support annual report has showcased the positive difference support has made across local government through its range of improvement activity. The…
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Welsh Charity Providing Essential Services” Is In Desperate Fight For Survival
Support for 140 disabled people and the jobs of more than 400 staff in Wales are under threat because of a social care funding crisis….
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Industry Leaders React to Skills For Care Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce Report
The latest Skills for Care report entitled ‘Size and structure of the adult social care sector and workforce in England’, revealing the return of social…
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Redditch Care Home Welcomes MP Visit
HC-One’s Millcroft Care Home in Redditch, Worcestershire, was visited on Friday, July 25, by Member of Parliament (MP) for Redditch, Chris Bloore. Colleagues at the…
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Vacancy Rates in Social Care Return to Pre-Covid Levels Report Reveals
Social care vacancy rates have returned to pre-Covid levels, according to the latest data from Skills for Care – the workforce development body for adult…
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Link Between Paying Taxes And Quality Of Council Services In England ‘Broken’, Say MPs
Councils in England are being asked to deliver more than ever before, without adequate funding to allow them to do so effectively, says the cross-party Housing, Communities and Local Government…
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UK Immigration Reforms Land This Week: What Does This Mean For Social Care?
By Michelle Holmes, MD at Holmes & Partners Ltd (www.holmes-partners.co.uk) This week the UK government has rolled out several significant immigration reforms that will reshape…
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New Preceptorship Package To Strengthen Social Care Nursing Workforce In England
Skills for Care has unveiled a new nursing preceptorship package designed specifically for adult social care providers in England – a key step in delivering…
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Providers Unite Launches Campaign Documentary Ahead Of Labour Party Conference Action
Providers Unite has stepped up its campaign exposing the UK care crisis with a new film that reveals emotional truths from care and support workers,…
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Government Launches Civil Society Covenant
The UK government has launched the Civil Society Covenant, outlining a new way of working that puts people and communities at the heart of decision…
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Care England Responds To Damning Health Foundation Report: “Social Care Cannot Be Built On Poverty Pay”
Care England has today responded to the Health Foundation’s new report “Poverty, pay and the case for change in social care” with a call for…
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Care England Responds As Councils Report Having To Choose Between Supporting Those In Care And Preventing Illness
In response to the ADASS Spring Survey, Care England has repeated their call for the government to urgently boost funding for adult social care as…
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96-Year-Old Resident Named Garden ‘Site Manager’ at Wisbech Care Home
Barton Manor care home in Wisbech, operated by Danforth Care Homes, surprised 96-year-old Joe White with a new resident greenhouse to support his passion for…
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“More Could Have Been Done” say Former Welsh Minister on Early Pandemic Decisions Regarding Care Home Discharges
A former Welsh health minister has acknowledged that, with the benefit of hindsight, more could have been done in the early days of the COVID-19…
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