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Care home residents to be allowed visitors

Care home residents will be allowed one visitor indoors from 8 March as part of the easing of lockdown restrictions. The move, which covers England,...

Unregulated homes for children under 16 to be banned

Placing vulnerable children under the age of 16 in unregulated accommodation will be banned from September. Children in care under 16 will no longer be...

Briefing paper supports review into social care reforms

An independent review into adult social care reforms in Scotland offers a 'positive and constructive' approach to addressing the challenges the sector faces. In a...

Organisations call for care home visits to resume

Easing lockdown restrictions should include plans to reunite care home residents with their families. The National Care Forum (NCF), Age UK, Relatives and Residents Association,...

Housing choice can ‘pay big dividends’ for people needing care

Housing options need to improve so people in later life have better access to care and support services if they need. A discussion document, published...

Hunt left ‘disappointed’ by government response to report

Former health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt has expressed disappointment with the government for failing to address recommendations made in a funding and...

Scottish government slow to implement pandemic measures

Issues surrounding access to PPE and social care capacity raised in pandemic preparedness exercises were not fully followed up on, an Audit Scotland report...

Interlinked vulnerabilities impacting children, says outgoing commissioner

A child growing up in poverty is 88% more likely to have a special educational need than a young person from a wealthier background. Delivering...

Abbeyfield chief executive David McCullough dies

Abbeyfield Society chief executive officer David McCullough has died, the charity has announced. He passed away suddenly on Monday 8 February, Abbeyfield said in a...

Financial strain taking toll on care providers

Not-for-profit care providers believe they are increasingly facing a bleak financial outlook due to increased costs and falling income. A National Care Forum (NCF) pulse...