Lessons from Scotland
Alistair Kleebauer looks at the Scottish care model to find out if it could be implemented in other UK countries A recent report by the Health Foundation and the King’s Fund said that if the English social care system is reformed, there is a clear…...
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Earmarking funds for health and social care
The decision to give the NHS a funding boost of £20bn a year by 2023 has raised questions about where the cash will come from, with the Institute for Fiscal Studies arguing that there are ‘no easy options’ for government in meeting its spending commitment…....
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A Review of the Adult Social Care Relative Needs Formulae
Institute for Fiscal Studies Differences in social care need between local authorities (LA) are incorporated into the Local Government Finance Settlement by using formulae, currently called the Adult Social Care Relative Needs Formulae (ASC RNF). The main principle behind these formulae is that the funding…...
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ADASS survey reveals fragility of the sector
Deven Pamben takes a closer look at the ADASS Budget Survey 2018 lmost a third of councils in England have seen homecare providers close or cease trade in the last six months, according to the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) Budget Survey…...
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A fair deal for would-be parents
English clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are continuing to reduce the number of IVF treatment cycles they fund. How is this affecting demand for self-funded IVF? asks Ann McGauran According to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority report Fertility treatment 2014-16, in 2013 24% of CCGs…
Harnessing the power of technology
Standing in the House of Commons fielding questions from opposition parties about what the government was going to do in the eventuality that homecare provider Allied Healthcare went bust, care minister Caroline Dinenage said it was ‘prepared for all eventualities’. Thankfully it did not go…...
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Getting homecare right for BME communities
Homecare services are not fully meeting the cultural and religious needs of the UK’s diverse population, according to industry figures. Alistair Kleebauer takes a closer look As the care sector sees people in their most intimate environment, homecare providers and workers have to be especially…...
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Homecare a gamble too far?
Sarah Whitebloom confronts the reasons that keep homecare off the books of investors. For all its financial woes, investors should be piling into homecare, shouldn’t they? It may be very hard to make money at present from rock-bottom public contracts, but homecare is future-proof, technology-proof…...
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Providers urged to take back control
Deven Pamben reports from LaingBuisson’s Social Care Conference, which covered a number of topics, including the green paper, technology, staffing, brand and Brexit. Until one of the major political parties has a big enough majority to get legislation safely through the House of Commons, it…...
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Boosting movement through tech
Deven Pamben looks at how technology is getting people in care settings to move more Eight partnership areas across Scotland are taking part in a programme until October to build on the skills, knowledge and confidence of social care staff to enable those they look…...
