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Pension scheme and workforce plans welcomed by care providers
Plans to introduce a national collective pension scheme for workers in the care sector have been welcomed by representative bodies.
At the Labour Party conference...
Councils set to spend £7bn more a year by 2029, CCN warns
County and rural unitary councils are on course to be spending £7bn more a year on services by 2028, the County Councils Network’s (CCN)...
PM accepts social care reform may come at a ‘political price’
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has warned if the ‘broken’ social care system is not fixed it will eventually break the NHS too.
Addressing the Labour...
Social care needs ‘rebrand’, says white paper
Recruitment agency Brook Street Social Care has launched a white paper designed to strengthen the sector’s identity, improve workforce sustainability and support long-term growth.
It...
Elmfield Care Group home achieves veteran friendly framework status
Old Sarum Manor Care home in Salisbury, Wiltshire, has achieved veteran friendly framework (VFF) status, strengthening the support it provides to former members of...
Care index reveals factors driving occupancy growth
Occupancy growth in care homes depends on ‘two engines’ working together – the demand engine and the conversion one.
A national benchmarking report has revealed...
Outlook for care market remains ‘positive’, report finds
Activity across the care market remains robust across all asset types, with older people’s care businesses continuing to attract interest from operators, institutional investors,...
Ombudsman points to ‘signs of improvement’ in complaints handling
Complaints about adult social care in England rose by 22% last year, Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) data shows.
Its Annual Review of...
Lords committee launches inquiry into children’s social care
The House of Lords public services committee has launched an inquiry into children’s social care.
It will examine a range of issues, including system demand,...
CCN calls for ‘material change of direction’ over reorganisation plan
Council leaders want a local government reorganisation programme review to result in a ‘material change of direction’.
Last week, central government announced it would review...
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