The government is to give social care providers time to address outstanding £400m ‘sleep-in’ pay liabilities but no extra money to meet historic costs, prompting criticism from...
Nottinghamshire County Council has been found to be “vicariously liable” and will face damages for the physical and sexual abuse suffered by a woman while she was in foster care.
Nearly nine in 10 councils in England could face a shortfall in care home places by 2022 unless urgent action is taken, according to research from Which?.
Councils in England are struggling to meet their obligations to prevent, reduce, or delay the need for care as set out in the Care Act 2014, according to a report from the Red Cross.
Plymouth Council and the local CCG have integrated their finances, despite covering different areas, not being able pool all their funds and having different accounting systems
County council leaders have written to health secretary Jeremy Hunt asking him to reconsider proposals to withhold social care funding if bed-blocking targets are not met.
Social care funding cuts has helped drive an increase in the number of UK care homes on the brink of collapse, according to research from an accountancy firm.
Children’s services are at breaking point with 75% of councils overspending to keep vital protections in place, Local Government Association research has revealed.
The government has temporarily suspended HMRC enforcement action and is waiving historic financial penalties against the social care sector in its row over sleep-in shift pay.
Extra government funding for social care does not go far enough and councils continue to have to make cuts to services, social services leaders have warned.
A compulsory insurance scheme, charging around £30 per month, should be introduced to fund the spiralling social care costs, the Reform think-tank has said.
Sharing best practice on how to integrate health and social care successfully can be difficult. A CIPFA webinar aims to address this and put the spotlight on Plymouth’s pioneering work
The social care pledges of the three main parties all do “little to address the fundamentals of the current social care crisis”, according to a health think-tank.
Conservative plans to shake up social care funding are being built on “very shaky foundations” as councils do not take a consistent approach to deferred payments, a former pensions...
Care homes paid for by the state are struggling under a “cloud of uncertainty and risk” and lose about 2,000 beds a year, healthcare consultants have said.