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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...
Barchester buys 24 brighterkind care homes
Barchester Healthcare has bought 24 brighterkind care homes from Terra Firma, for an undisclosed sum.
The homes, which sit outside the main Four Seasons group,...
NMC chief executive vows to represent adult social care
Andrea Sutcliffe has vowed to fly the flag for adult social care sector in her role as chief executive and registrar of the Nursing...
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