Radical reset of children’s social care ‘unavoidable’
A £2.6bn whole system reform programme has been proposed to radically reset children’s social care.
Josh MacAlister’s independent review said providing care for children should...
ICS leaders encouraged to engage with adult social care sector
Effective engagement between integrated care systems (ICSs) and the adult social care sector (ASC) has not been consistent, research outlined in a white paper...
Signature partners Alzheimer’s Research UK on dementia awareness
Signature Senior Lifestyle and Alzheimer’s Research UK are partnering to raise awareness of dementia and funds to support research into a treatment.
The charity will...
Third of care professionals not confident over business sustainability
Less than a third (30%) of social care professionals are either ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ confident in their ability to sustain their business over the...
Skills for Care launches programme to support ethnic minority workers
A training programme has been developed to support people from ethnic minority backgrounds working in social care.
The Forefront Programme, launched by workforce development and...
Minister appoints four members to Care Inspectorate board
Four people have been appointed as members of the Care Inspectorate board by minister for mental wellbeing and social care Kevin Stewart.
Charlotte Armitage, Audrey...
Ethnic minorities put off from moving in later life, research finds
Barriers are preventing individuals from ethnic minorities moving into housing for older people.
These include existing stock not culturally or religiously situated, stigma within some...
Workforce shortages leading to increasing unmet need
Almost 170,000 hours a week of homecare could not be delivered because of a shortage of care workers during the first three months of...
Hunt criticises government over ‘reform vision’
Jeremy Hunt MP has criticised the government for only offering a ‘reform vision’ for social care rather than a ten-year plan as part of...
Funding for nursing in care homes rises 11.5%
Funding for nursing in care homes has risen by 11.5% for 2022-23, with an estimated £87m backdated for 2021-22, the government has announced.
The standard...
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