Helen Whately becomes Minister for Care
Helen Whately MP has been appointed Minister for Care at the Department of Health and Social Care.
The MP for Faversham and Mid-Kent, who was...
Homecare sector ‘on its knees’, says Scottish Care leader
Insufficient progress has been made in ensuring homecare services are safe and sustainable for Scotland’s older citizens with the sector facing imminent demise, a...
Care Minister backs integration tool
The Minister for Care Caroline Dinenage (pictured) has backed a new tool which encourages better collaboration between health and care organisations.
The National Institute for...
Care and support provision ‘extremely volatile’, say council directors
More than half of local authorities in England are rationing care and support, a survey of council directors has found.
Despite an increase in the...
‘Clear vision’ needed to tackle social care challenges
Social care needs a ‘clear vision’ supported by an integrated plan if the sector is going to meet its challenges.
During an evidence session of...
Financial struggles for care workers, survey reveals
More than a quarter of care workers (29%) are no longer able live on the money they earn, a survey by Newcross Healthcare and...
Inquiry to examine integration of primary and community care
A crossbench House of Lords special inquiry has been set up to consider the integration between primary and community care.
Chaired by Baroness Pitkeathley, the...
Financial strain for ‘sandwich’ generation, YouGov poll finds
A third (33%) of adult ‘sandwich’ carers feel that more financial support would most ease the pressure of their caring duties, a survey by...
Interest in older people’s care helps drive up property transaction volumes
UK healthcare property transaction volumes closed at £2.36bn in 2022 and expected to grow further this year despite headwinds.
Although the figure only closed slightly...
Chair of older people’s housing taskforce outlines proposals under review
An overarching regulatory framework related to consumer protection for older people’s retirement housing is one of the interim recommendations under review by a taskforce.
The...
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