Mandatory contributions on income tax from the age 34 are being put forward by Re:State as a radical alternative model for funding older people’s social care.
The government and NHS England have come under fire for failing to address the seriousness and urgency of the growing financial crisis in the adult hospice sector.
Any government reform to adult social care is doomed to fail unless ministers accept major investment is needed to overhaul a “broken” system, according to MPs.
Cross-government action is needed to deal with a crisis in care that will see almost one million more people take on caring responsibilities over the next 10 years, a leading think-tank has said.
Councils in England have urged the UK government to provide clarity that volunteers can support pharmacies in rural areas – to ensure medication reaches at-risk people.
The ExtraCare Charitable Trust has more than 3,800 homes in retirement villages and developments across the Midlands and North of England. The charity’s head of Shirley Hall explains why...
