Co-production not happening for care users
Almost two-thirds (62%) of people who access social care support services feel they do not get a say in the design and delivery of...
Third of councils fear care duties will not be met by 2022
One in three councils fear they will run out of money to provide statutory services – such as adult social care and protecting children...
DHSC agrees to reconsider funded nursing care rate
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has agreed to reconsider the 2019/20 funded nursing care rate in response to a legal challenge...
Struggling councils failing people with dementia, study reports
Overstretched councils are struggling to meet legal duties in social care services for people with dementia, Freedom of Information data has revealed.
Healthwatch England asked...
Adult social care system ‘failing people’, says council directors
The ‘fragile and failing’ care market is resulting in thousands of older and disabled people struggling with little or no help despite councils increasingly...
Care badge launched to represent social care workers
Care England and everyLIFE Technologies have launched the care badge to represent the nine million paid and unpaid social care workers in the UK.
The...
MPs and peers back retirement vision
A group of MPs and lords from a range of political parties are backing calls for the UK retirement community sector to nearly quadruple...
Regulator calls for improvements to oral health in care homes
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is calling for a cross-sector approach to tackle concerns surrounding oral health in care homes.
Following inspections of 100 care...
Hunt admits social care cuts went ‘too far’
Former health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt has admitted cuts in social care have gone too far.
During a BBC television debate on Tuesday...
Third of public sector care workers leaving each year
Care workers had the lowest one-year retention rates across all public sector occupations in 2016/17, Office of National Statistics figures show.
From 2016 to 2017,...
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