Forming lasting relationships
Alistair Kleebauer meets the organisations helping to make it happen for young lovers with learning disabilities and specialist needs Finding someone to have a loving relationship is high among many people’s priorities in life. But it is an opportunity often not afforded to people with…...
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Autism diagnosis delays
People suspected of being autistic should start their diagnosis assessments within three months but this is not happening. Deven Pamben finds out why Evidence obtained by a former health minister has shown that adults are having to wait more than two years for an autism…...
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Care home occupancy lower than thought
Deven Pamben takes a closer look at some of the findings in LaingBuisson’s Care Homes for Older People Data collated and analysed by LaingBuisson shows that overall occupancy of care homes is lower than previously thought at about 85%. Information from Care Quality Commission (CQC)…...
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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
Hypothecated funding is on the political agenda. Deven Pamben assesses the arguments for and against. 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…...
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A Review of the Adult Social Care Relative Needs Formulae
Dr Florin Vadean and Prof Julien Forder of the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) at the University of Kent offer insight on the calculations that work behind the scenes to drive social care funding decisions Institute for Fiscal Studies Differences in social care…...
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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…...
