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Immigration rethink needed, Scottish Care leader tells MPs

Immigration rethink needed, Scottish Care leader tells MPs

Proposals set out in the immigration white paper do not adequately address the needs of the social care sector north of the border, a...
Thousands deprived of their liberty without proper assessment

Thousands deprived of liberty without proper assessment

A county council has been criticised by the social care ombudsman after it decided not to assess vulnerable people who may have been unlawfully...

Four Seasons appoints administrators

The holding companies of Four Seasons Health Care Group - Elli Finance (UK) and Elli Investments Limited - have appointed administrators following continued struggles...

Retirement communities good for health and wellbeing, study reveals

Living in a retirement community leads to people having healthier and happier lives, research has shown. The study found that 90% of retirement community residents...

Kisimul investigation leads to no criminal charges

There will be no criminal proceedings into safeguarding concerns at a Kisimul Group children’s home in Lincolnshire. Police made arrests in November as part of...

Councils overspend on children’s services by more than £750m

Councils overspent on their children’s social care budgets by more than £750m last year because of funding shortages and demand pressures, local government leaders...

Demand for bungalows from over 65s exceeds supply, research shows

Only 2,418 bungalows were built last year despite three-fifths of over 65s saying they would consider moving into one. This equates to 7.2 million over...

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...
Roehampton Hospital, Priory

Priory invests £1m in new mental health ward for young people

A new ward for children and adolescents with mental health issues has opened at Priory’s Roehampton Hospital in south-west London.  The ward, which follows an...

Hancock writes to MPs over adult social care

Health and Social Care Secretary of State Matt Hancock has written to members of parliament and peers urging them to come forward to help...