Time being ‘wasted’ on bureaucracy, say care home managers
Health and social care managers feel as many as 20 hours a week are ‘wasted’ on bureaucracy.
A survey of 222 NHS and social care...
Charity fined for failing to provide safe care
A care operator has been ordered to pay £9,000 for failing to provide safe care and treatment and exposing a resident to significant risk...
Respite services need to change
Traditional respite services need to ‘fundamentally’ change to better support people with dementia, the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales has said.
In an 86-page report,...
NHS recovery ‘doomed’ without right support for social care
A recovery plan for the NHS is ‘doomed to failure’ without the right support for social care, a group of MPs has said.
In a...
Access to funded domiciliary care declining, says report
The number of people receiving local authority funded domiciliary care has been in steady decline since 2009 putting more pressure on the duties of...
Adult social care centre to put evidence into practice
Care organisations will be partnering with the University of Birmingham to develop a centre for adult social care, with the aim of promoting and...
ARCO slams government leasehold reforms
The Associated Retirement Community Operators (ARCO) has criticised government plans to tackle unfair practices in the leasehold sector, arguing that reforms are not the...
Faults found over treatment of foster parents
The ombudsman has criticised a council’s social work practice following the removal of two children from a foster couple who wanted to adopt them.
An...
CQC demands action to address longstanding Mental Health Act concerns
Patients with mental health issues experience care that does not fully protect their rights or ensure their wellbeing, a report by the Care Quality...
Former ADASS president appointed interim chief inspector of adult social care
James Bullion has been appointed interim chief inspector of adult social care and integrated care at the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Bullion is currently executive...
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