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Scots free personal care investigated
A study that sets the scene for an ongoing review of free personal care in Scotland has been published by the Scottish Executive as...
Self-funders denied Attendance Allowance
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) is wrongfully denying Attendance Allowance for some self-funding care home residents according to the NHFA, which last...
Extra holiday could mean extra cost headaches
Proposals announced by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to increase the number of statutory paid holiday days workers are entitled to could...
Costs cause closure for Sally Army
The Salvation Army has announced that it will close one of its Scottish care homes for the elderly, citing a lack of funding and...
£3m to shape social care workforce
Skills for Care, the strategic workforce development body for adult social care in England, has received £3m from the Department of Health (DH) to...
Complaints to be made easier
In the latest government measure to improve standards and drive its ‘dignity in care’ campaign, the Department of Health (DH) has drawn up plans...
Carers given rights for flexible work
Government legislation giving people who provide informal care to adults the right to flexible working hours has been heralded as a triumph by Carers...
Academics to evaluate direct payments
The University of York’s Social Policy Research Unit (SPRU) has launched a study programme to test whether users of social services who receive funding...
New developments
New developmentsExecutive Care Group has acquired learning disabilities care village The Evergreens, Middlesbrough, in a deal handled by Christie & Co. The Gateshead-based provider,...
Closing ‘Bournewood gap’ could rock care homes
The English Community Care Association (ECCA) has warned the government that proposed reforms designed to safeguard people who lack the capacity to make their...
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