Social care reform requires ‘political courage’, says Dilnot
MPs have been told it is ‘perfectly feasible’ for the commission into social care to carry out its work sooner and for government to...
Connaught Care partners with YuLife on employee benefits
Connaught Care Collection has partnered with tech-driven insurance company YuLife to offer employee benefits to its 200-plus staff across the country.
Under the package, the...
Skills for Care launches learning and development campaign
Skills for Care is running a two-month campaign to encourage social care workers to keep learning.
In its second year, the ‘learning and development matters’...
Inquiry to focus on finding solutions to solve SEND ‘crisis’
An inquiry focused on finding solutions to issues relating to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision has been launched by the House of...
Commission timescales ‘must be shorter’, say representative bodies
Baroness Louise Casey of Blackstock will chair an independent commission into social care but has been urged to move quickly on its progress by...
Saint Cecilia’s launches specialist care service
Saint Cecilia’s Care Group is expanding its offering by launching Asters, a specialist care service to support people over 16 who live with a...
Homecare providers at risk due to ‘unethical commissioning practices’
The Homecare Association has accused integrated care boards (ICBs) of ‘unethical commissioning practices’ in a letter to NHS England’s chief executive Amanda Pritchard.
It argues...
‘No evidence’ social care is a government priority
The government has shown ‘no evidence’ social care is one of its top priorities, Professor Martin Green has told a conference.
Speaking during a Westminster...
Homecare sector needs fee increases of 9-10% to maintain position
The Homecare Association has calculated the minimum fee rate for buying homecare by local authorities and the NHS at £32.14 per hour.
This rate, between...
Additional funding fails to address scale of care crisis, say groups
Representative bodies in the care sector have raised concerns over the local government finance settlement, highlighting that a funding gap remains.
They said the shortfall...
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