Workforce strains ‘exacerbated’ by Brexit, says cabinet secretary
Social care workforce pressures are being ‘exacerbated’ by uncertainty over the prospect of the UK leaving the European Union.
Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Health...
NMC chief executive vows to represent adult social care
Andrea Sutcliffe has vowed to fly the flag for adult social care sector in her role as chief executive and registrar of the Nursing...
Dementia care costs to treble over next two decades
The cost of social care for people with dementia will nearly treble over the next 20 years, research has revealed.
While the number of people...
Charity calls for £8bn to stabilise social care services
The next government must invest £8bn over the next 24 months to stabilise exiting social care services, a charity has warned.
Age UK said emergency...
Think tank calls for ‘bold reform’ agenda to help tackle social care ‘crisis’
A package of interventions covering funding, workforce and ethical commissioning has been proposed to help reform adult social care.
A report published by the Institute...
Care workers to benefit from living wage pay boost
Some care workers will be set for a pay boost as the living wage rates rise to £9.30 across the UK and £10.75 in...
Councils need billions of pounds to pay for adult social care, IFS says
English councils will need billions of pounds over the next parliament if they are to meet the rising costs of providing adult social care.
Analysis...
£1.5bn ‘leaks out’ of care sector each year, says CHPI
One-tenth of the UK care home industry’s annual income ‘leaks out’ through rents, fees and profits, a report has claimed.
Out of a total income...
Inpatients with learning disabilities and autism to receive case reviews
All 2,250 patients with learning disabilities and autism who are inpatients in a mental health hospital will have their care reviewed over the next...
Shaw healthcare enters into 25-year agreement with council
Provider Shaw healthcare has entered into an agreement with Liverpool City Council to run two care homes that have been funded by the authority.
Brushwood,...
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