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Conservatives to build cross-party consensus to solve social care

The Conservatives plan to build cross-party consensus to help solve issues in social care if it stays in power. Setting out its vision yesterday (Sunday...

Plaid Cymru pledges free social care

Free social care at the point of need is one of the key proposals outlined in Plaid Cymru’s manifesto. Plans would be delivered through a...

Labour pledges to fix care system at ‘risk of collapse’

The Labour Party has pledged to provide free personal care for over 65s, with the ambition to extend this to all working-age adults, if...

Lib Dems plan to ring-fence £7bn a year for NHS and social care

The Liberal Democrats plan to ring-fence £7bn a year to be spent on NHS and social care services. Publishing its manifesto yesterday (Wednesday 21 November),...

UKHCA calls for £8bn injection in social care

An extra £8bn per year should be injected into the sector, with councils and the NHS required to work with providers to calculate and...

ARCO seeks commitment over retirement community growth

Political parties are being asked to support the growth of the retirement community sector in their manifestos. Government policy in the UK has so far...

Organisations call for commitment to fix care system

Social care and support must be top of the next government’s agenda, a group of charities and councils have said in an open letter. The...

Lib Dem leader calls for cross-party consensus to solve social care

The leader of the Liberal Democrats has called for political parties to come together to solve the social care crisis. During an ITV Election Interviews...

Workforce strains ‘exacerbated’ by Brexit, says cabinet secretary

Social care workforce pressures are being ‘exacerbated’ by uncertainty over the prospect of the UK leaving the European Union. Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Health...

Audley appoints development director for growth strategy

Luxury retirement villages provider Audley Group has appointed Philip Rolfe as development director. Rolfe has 29 years’ experience in property, construction and development management, including...