Radical reforms, including free personal care, ethical commissioning, enforced standards and good pay for care staff have been proposed by…
November 12, 2019 Read more
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One in seven of the older population, or 1.5m people, have unmet care needs, according to Age UK. Launching its…
November 11, 2019 Read more
The Institute of Fiscal Studies has warned that local councils will need billions of pounds in additional funding to meet…
November 11, 2019 Read more
Care England has called for an immediate £4bn injection into social care as part of its Long Term Plan for…
November 5, 2019 Read more
The government has been given the go-ahead to raise the National Living Wage (NLW) by more than £2 an hour…
November 5, 2019 Read more
A new campaign that spotlights the value of meals on wheels services will launch on social media next week, with…
October 31, 2019 Read more
Director of Operations at Horizon Healthcare, Russell Leese, picks out his highlights from this year’s Outstanding Society AGM at Skills…
October 28, 2019 Read more
The number of people receiving long term care has fallen for the last three years, according to figures published by…
October 23, 2019 Read more
The combination of increased demand and workforce challenges are creating a perfect storm in adult social care, the CQC has…
October 15, 2019 Read more
The financial pressures on social care providers caused by funding and staffing challenges have been laid bare by the CQC….
October 15, 2019 Read more