Fragmented funding in the face of rising waiting lists and chronic understaffing has brought the adult social care sector “to its knees”, according to an influential group of MPs.
The government’s long-awaited social care white paper has failed to meet the hopes of many in the sector, with several organisations saying the billions of pounds pledged is not enough to solve...
Social care provision should remain outsourced despite the problems in the sector, King’s Fund director of policy Sally Warren told a Public Finance Live conference session on care reform after Covid...
Covid-19 has made the interdependence between social care and the NHS clear, and we need to move forward with that interdependence in mind, argues CIPFA's Dr Eleanor Roy.
Covid-19 has exposed problems in health and care systems, and we need to re-think how we view efficiency in the NHS, argues the Health Foundation’s Anita Charlesworth.
England has experienced its worst-ever performance on key NHS targets since they were introduced in 2004, leading to a warning of a coming winter crisis.
The cost of social care for people with dementia will almost triple over the next twenty years as the result of a sharp increase in the number of people suffering from an acute form of the condition.
A petition signed by more than 150,000 individuals has been given to the prime minister to urge him to deliver on his promise to “fix” the social care system.
The care system has come under increasing strain in the last five years because of a huge rise in the number of teenagers going into care, according to analysis.
Potentially avoidable ailments like chest infections, pressure sores and urinary tract infections accounted for 41% of hospital admissions in England in 2016-17.
Pivotal choices loom on local government funding but if we don’t address what we expect from our councils we risk a system that fails to meet needs, says the IFS’ David Phillips.
Proposals in the long-term plan are too ‘NHS-centric’ and should allow local authorities equal decision-making powers for integrated care systems to work, MPs have said.