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Hancock intends to publish green paper before April
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Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has told the House Commons that he intends
to publish the adult social care green paper before April.
During a...
Restructuring dents income at National Autistic Society
Closures and restructuring of services impacted income at the National Autistic Society, its financial report for the year ended 31 March 2018 has said.
Earnings...
Pay boost for Leonard Cheshire frontline workers
Leonard Cheshire has invested an extra £7m in its frontline staff in the UK, lifting the lowest paid ‘well above’ the national minimum wage...
Funding pledge to train more social workers
An extra 900 children’s social worker roles will be created over the next two years after the Department of Education (DoE) pledged £45m to...
Long term plan identifies need to stop overmedication
Programmes to stop the overmedication of people with a learning disability or autism will be expanded under proposals set out by NHS England.
As part...
Roll-out of care home vanguards to address residents’ needs
Addressing the needs of care home residents is a key aspect of The NHS Long Term Plan, which aims to support ageing and increase...
Health plan to save half a million lives, says NHS England
NHS England (NHSE) has pledged to ‘save almost half a million more lives’ with the release of its ten-year plan.
The
organisation said the plan marks...
ECCT to develop ‘clustering’ of its retirement villages
The ExtraCare Charitable Trust (ECCT) will focus on ‘clustering’ its retirement villages and schemes as it looks to improve operational efficiencies and financial sustainability. ...
HIQA finds 40% of care homes breaching regulations
Inspectors have found evidence of non-compliance of regulations and standards in 40% of care homes in Ireland.
The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has...
Care groups write to home secretary over immigration plans
Care organisations have written to the Home Secretary Sajid Javid regarding amendments to immigration rules ahead of Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU).
The...
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