Funding to help bridge tech gap between NHS and social care
Local authorities will have access to extra money to develop digital adult social care projects to support vulnerable people to live independently for longer.
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Care England fears services ‘will go under’ due to wage increases
Stretched providers are being ‘attacked from multiple sides’ and will need help implementing wage increases that are due to come into force this year.
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Scottish government to meet increased social care costs
Scottish councils have been asked to increase support for homecare and nursing and care operations to help reduce delayed discharges and free up hospital...
Sharp rise in Covid-related care home deaths
More than 2,300 Covid-related deaths occurred in care homes in England in the week to Friday 24 April, latest official figures have shown.
Data released...
David Pearson to chair social care taskforce
A taskforce has been set up to implement the government’s social care action plan and support care homes to help end transmission of coronavirus...
ADASS calls for ‘total reset’ of adult social care
Council bosses are calling for a two-year funding settlement to help ensure the short-term sustainability of adult social care before establishing new models of...
Government urged to ban placing under 18s in unregulated homes
Children’s Commissioner for England Anne Longfield is calling for the government to make it illegal to place under 18s in care in unregulated homes....
Regulator calls for longstanding adult social care issues to be addressed
A deal for the care workforce that develops clear career progression and better recognises staff needs to be urgently addressed, the regulator’s State of...
Staffing spend grows as care home operators meet challenges
Care home operators spent as much as 61.3% of income on staffing in the second quarter of this year, reflecting a reduction in revenue...
Funding to target at risk groups over vaccine misinformation
More than £23m funding has been allocated to 60 councils and voluntary groups across England to help boost coronavirus vaccine take up.
The money, announced...
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