Isle of Man invites entrepreneurs to develop social care solutions

Technology teams and entrepreneurs are being invited to design products and services to help develop solutions in health and social care innovation. The Isle of...

Underfunding forcing councils to make ‘impossible’ care choices

Restrictions on international recruitment has yet to fully play through and impact care market sustainability, according to a survey of council directors.   The Association...

Older and disabled people ‘not adequately considered’, Covid inquiry finds

Both older and disabled people – among other groups – were ‘not adequately considered’ in pandemic planning or when decisions were taken to respond...

Funding gap makes legal compliance challenging, warns association

More than a quarter (29%) of councils and health and social care (HSC) trusts pay average hourly homecare rates that fail to cover the...

Complaints raised by care service staff falls 6%

The number of complaints raised by care service staff in Scotland has dropped by 6%. Data released by the Care Inspectorate for 2024/25, shows the...

Charity leads FOI case over transparency on care funding

Access Social Care is fighting a Freedom of Information (FOI) ruling after three separate government departments each lodged an appeal against previous orders to...

Costing tool aims to set national fee standards for supported living

Half-dozen not-for-profit provider organisations have launched a tool that aims to help simplify the cost of support for people with learning disabilities and autism...

Financially ‘unsustainable’ SEND system faces ‘collapse’, says CCN

The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system faces ‘collapse’ without major reform to services, the County Councils Network (CCN) has warned. Its latest research...

National Care Group expands supported living services in midlands

National Care Group (NCG) has been selected to operate a supported living service for adults with complex needs in Moulton, Northamptonshire. After winning a competitive...

PainChek partners with MED e-care on pain management

PainChek is partnering with MED e-care to promote best practice pain management in social care. The partnership will support care professionals and GPs to make...