Re-examining fees
Colin Angel argues that the CQC needs to re-evaluate how it charges providers The Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s new fee scheme for homecare providers was met with consternation across the sector, once the size of fee increases that some providers in England will face became…
The homecare deficit
Colin Angel is calling for action as councils buy homecare ‘on the cheap’ The current rates that councils are paying for state-funded homecare services have been revealed during an extensive Freedom of Information enquiry undertaken by United Kingdom Home Care Association (UKHCA) (1). We have…...
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Reimagining the workforce
Dr Donald Macaskill challenges the sector to redesign staff roles There is much written about the choices people have when it comes to accessing care services. It is an endeavour equivalent to blowing against the autumn wind to imagine positivity around the workforce challenges facing the…...
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Austerity is over…for some
Professor Martin Green is demanding a clear vision from government It is true to say that we live in very difficult times and the prosperity that we have enjoyed over the past 20 years is now being consigned to history. It is also important to…...
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The choice is inertia
Care England head Professor Martin Green bemoans the lack of choice There is much written about the choices people have when it comes to accessing care services. Every service provider, commissioner and local authority wants to talk endlessly about how many options there are for…...
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Homecare fragility
Colin Angel delves into the struggles facing the homecare market Fragility of the state-funded homecare market continues to be a serious concern for social care commissioners and their providers. According to the most recent annual Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) Budget survey,…...
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Here we go again
Care England head Professor Martin Green discusses the green paper The government’s green paper will be the latest attempt to find a long-term solution to the challenges of social care funding in the 21st-century. To say we have been here before is an understatement, but this…...
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Surmount all obstacles
Michael Voges explains how retirement communities are reducing strain on the sector The health and social care systems are in crisis, unsustainable in their current form and desperately in need of new ideas, funding and models of delivery. This seems to be the consensus arising…...
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Supporting independence
Care England chief executive Professor Martin Green discusses improved wellbeing The major talking point of the moment is the green paper and what it will deliver in terms of a long-term funding solution for social care. Let’s get cynical The cynic in me says we have…...
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Rising from the ashes
Care Workers Charity CEO Alex Ramamurthy discusses challenges facing employees It may surprise you to know that pre-2009 there was no national charity aimed at supporting care workers. With a workforce of over 1.5 million, a significant proportion of whom find themselves on the breadline…...
