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Staffing and regulations key challenges for care sector, says report

Key challenges facing care operators will continue to be staffing, funding and tougher regulations, according Christie & Co’s annual outlook. Its report, Business Outlook 2019:...

Skills for Care targets graduates for management programme

Skills for Care is urging graduates to apply for a place on its one-year management programme. Starting in October, the programme has been developed in...
Care groups highlight ‘unjustifiable assumptions’ behind mental capacity bill.

Campaign to establish Commissioner for Older People

Care England is leading a campaign to establish a Commissioner for Older People, based on the Welsh model. The organisation will be campaigning for an...

DoE faces ‘tall order’ to achieve children’s social care goal

The Department for Education (DoE) has been slammed by the spending watchdog for a lack of understanding in what is driving demand for children’s...
Care Inspectorate chief executive Peter Macleod

Assessment delays leaving children and young people at risk, Care Inspectorate finds

Signs of risk and neglect are not being recognised consistently by Scottish agencies leading to interventions not happening early enough to protect children and...

Health Foundation invests in projects to support workforce

The Health Foundation is investing in 23 projects that will look at how to improve health and social care through supporting the workforce. The projects...

Health and social care system in York still requires development

Better collaboration between leaders within the health and social care system in York is still needed, a Care Quality Commission progress report has found. The...
Playing the waiting game

Foster care providers join forces

Core Assets Group (CAG) and Partnerships in Children’s Services (PiCS) have joined forces to deliver fostering and young people’s services across the country. The new...

Children’s services ‘approaching crisis point’, says MP

Not enough best practice is being shared in children’s social care, with services in parts of the country ‘approaching crisis point’, a Tory MP...

Long-term plan goals dependent on social care funding, says NAO

Ambitions set out in NHS England’s long-term plan can only be assessed once funding for public health and social care have been revealed, the...