Older people express concerns over social care support
Older people have spoken of their concerns in how local officials determine their eligibility for social care support.
In interviews carried out by Human Rights...
UK and Japan to collaborate on improving lives of older people
The UK and Japan will collaborate on innovation and using new technologies to help improve the quality of life for older people.
Work will be...
Commissioners and providers working better for older people, review finds
The health and social care system has significantly improved for older people living in Stoke-on-Trent, a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report has concluded.
The regulator...
London care provider issued with rare warning
A rare public notice has been issued by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman against a provider in London for not dealing with...
Lack of parental involvement in child detention decisions ‘a problem’, MPs told
Family members of young people with a learning disability or autism are often excluded from being given appropriate information and making decisions about their...
Health warning for ‘overstretched’ care workers
Researchers are calling for urgent action after a study found that Scottish care workers were leading unhealthy lifestyles.
An Edinburgh Napier University research team found...
Fremantle posts positive results after cutting use of agency staff
A reduction in agency staff use proved positive for The
Fremantle Trust after it posted a surplus for the first time in five years.
The registered
charity...
‘Funding drought’ leads to re-evaluation of contracts at Hft
Hft has been forced to hand back some of its contracts because of a lack of funding needed to run services to the standards...
Nine in ten councils in the red over children’s care
Severe funding shortages in children’s services pushed almost nine in ten councils into the red last year, Local Government Association (LGA) figures have revealed....
Hancock intends to publish green paper before April
Health and
Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has told the House Commons that he intends
to publish the adult social care green paper before April.
During a...
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