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Norfolk appointment
Meera Spillett has been appointed deputy director of children’s services at Norfolk County Council.Spillett, who will take on responsibility for supporting prevention, early intervention...
Scotland ups baseline fees but free personal care attacked
Local authorities in Scotland have agreed to increase the amount they pay residential and nursing home providers following a meeting of the Convention of...
DH publishes Green Paper response
Responses said to add up to an ‘overwhelming support’ for the approach to social care as outlined in the recent Green Paper on adult...
POPP awards announced
More than 150,000 older people will benefit from care schemes designed to keep them healthier and active for longer as a result of new...
London development opportunities thin on the ground
Demand for care services in London is projected to increase by 31% between 2004 and 2024 according to a study published by health policy...
Room for improvement in Scottish home hygiene
The majority of Scotland’s care homes have good procedures in place to prevent infection according to a report published by the Care Commission, however,...
Wales cuts inspection fees but standards must improve
Social care standards in Wales have improved over the last twelve months but there is still work to do in some areas, according to...
Care home malnutrition
The government has been warned that it must take urgent action to halt a ‘malnutrition timebomb’ in care homes and hospitals across the country...
Charities set for bigger care role
The government is paving the way for a major expansion of the role voluntary and not-for-profit care providers can play in the delivery of...
DFG means testing scrapped
Families in England needing to adapt their homes to cater for a disabled child will no longer be subject to means testing following a...
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