Poor housing detrimental on older people’s health, says report
More than 2 million older people live in poor properties in England, causing them to suffer long-term health conditions such as heart disease, stroke...
Lack of cross-party consensus preventing green paper, says Hancock
Parliamentary logjam and a lack of cross-party consensus are the reasons why the social care green paper has not been published, Matt Hancock has...
APPG outlines vision for adult social care
A cross-party solution will be key to providing a sustainable vision for the future of adult social care.
This is one of eight recommendations following...
Peers call for £8bn to help restore adult social care
The government should spend £8bn immediately to restore adult social care in England and then introduce free personal care funded through general taxation, a...
Growth of privately-run children’s homes continues
The number of children’s homes in England continues to increase with more privately-run properties opening in the year to the end of March.
While the...
LGA publishes follow-up to its green paper one year on
The Local Government Association (LGA) is urging the next prime minister to publish the long-awaited adult social care green paper before Parliament goes into...
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...
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