Government accused of betraying vulnerable people
Care England has accused the government of betraying thousands of vulnerable people with learning disabilities and autism.
It said more than 2,000 adults needing specialist...
Providers forced to cut support, finds survey
The number of social care providers who say they have been forced to cut support for vulnerable adults has doubled in the past 12...
Satisfaction remains high amongst social care staff, survey finds
Satisfaction among social care staff in Scotland remains high, a survey has found.
It found that 78% of those who took part in the...
Four in ten people support tax rises to pay for social care, survey finds
Four out of ten people (42%) would be happy to pay more tax to help pay for improvements in social care, according to Healthwatch’s...
Points-based system would ‘shut the door’ on care workers
A points-based immigration system would effectively ‘shut the door’ on thousands of people needed to shore up the social care workforce.
Responding to the Migration...
Two thirds of over 75s are delaying financial planning
More than two in three over 75s are delaying making financial plans for residential care until the government has introduced reforms to the social...
Almost half of care services face issues filling staff vacancies
Almost half of care services with staff vacancies reported having problems filling them, research has revealed.
In the past year, 38% of services reported having...
L&G partners university to launch care research centre
Legal & General is partnering with the University of Edinburgh to set up an Advanced Care Research Centre (ACRC), which is designed to improve...
CQC wrong not to publish 2015 Whorlton Hall report, says review
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) was wrong not to publish the 2015 inspection report of Whorlton Hall, four years before a BBC Panorama investigation,...
Concern grows as number of CQC reports with duplicated material rises
Care England has expressed concern over the regulator duplicating material used in inspection reports, arguing operators expect accuracy considering the amounts of money they...
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