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10 Sep 19
Social care is a “hidden scandal” that the public does not fully understand, a think-tank event has been told.
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9 Sep 19
Every council in England should provide specialist autism support, a cross-party group of MPs has urged.
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5 Sep 19
Social care needs a government-sponsored ‘national care service’ to tackle the issue of underinvestment in employees in the sector, MPs have said.
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2 Sep 19
The prime minister’s £3.5m package for councils, expected to be announced in this week’s Spending Round, would be a “very welcome contribution” if it is not money that has already been announced.
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27 Aug 19
Funding shortages and increased demand pressure meant that local authorities had to spend £770m more than planned on children’s services in 2018-19, according to the Local Government Association.
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22 Aug 19
A leaked government document has raised fears that a no-deal Brexit could worsen the already “perilous” state of the social care sector.
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21 Aug 19
Adult social care in London faces a budget gap of £540m by 2025 unless a national funding shortfall in the sector is addressed, according to new research.
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15 Aug 19
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.
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13 Aug 19
Nearly two-thirds of looked after children are cared for by local authorities with substandard services, a think-tank has found.
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2 Aug 19
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.
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1 Aug 19
The King’s Fund’s Sally Warren explains why she is not as delighted as she might be by Boris Johnson’s pledge to fix social care.
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30 Jul 19
Northamptonshire County Council’s children services are “failing to keep children safe”, a watchdog has concluded.
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5 Jul 19
The long-awaited social care green paper is being delayed by “partisan politics”, the health secretary has claimed.
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4 Jul 19
An immediate £8bn funding package must be introduced to tackle a social care system “riddled with unfairness”, a lords committee has said.
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26 Jun 19
Just over a third of adult social care directors in England think they have the funds to meet statutory duties this financial year, a damning survey has revealed.
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13 Jun 19
An additional £4.5m in government funding has been confirmed for a scheme that aims to improve the wellbeing of unpaid carers.
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28 May 19
Local government will increasingly struggle to fund services as demand for social care rises, warns a think-tank.
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1 May 19
The Spending Review must provide a six-year £3.1bn package for local authorities’ children’s services “at a minimum”, MPs have urged.
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29 Apr 19
Social care could be funded by a state pension-style model, taking financial burden away from local authorities, according to the former work and pensions secretary Damian Green.
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29 Apr 19
NHS Providers’ Miriam Deakin explains why 15 health organisations came together last month to write to the prime minister to call for action to create a sustainable social care system.
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26 Apr 19
An increase in the numbers of working-age adults seeking social care support is heaping “immense” pressure on the system in England, a think-tank has found.
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11 Apr 19
Dementia is the UK’s biggest health concern, so how should the social care Green Paper address it? Paul Edwards of Dementia UK has some answers.
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11 Apr 19
Local authorities in England spent £335m on agency care staff last financial year, according to research by The Guardian.
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5 Apr 19
Social care professionals have expressed disappointment after the publication of a green paper has been delayed again.
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22 Mar 19
Councils warn of a “rising threat” of modern slavery as referral rates have exploded over the past five years, data has shown.
10 Sep 19Social care is a “hidden scandal” that the public does not fully understand, a think-tank event has been told.
9 Sep 19Every council in England should provide specialist autism support, a cross-party group of MPs has urged.
5 Sep 19Social care needs a government-sponsored ‘national care service’ to tackle the issue of underinvestment in employees in the sector, MPs have said.
27 Aug 19Funding shortages and increased demand pressure meant that local authorities had to spend £770m more than planned on children’s services in 2018-19, according to the Local Government Association.
22 Aug 19A leaked government document has raised fears that a no-deal Brexit could worsen the already “perilous” state of the social care sector.
21 Aug 19Adult social care in London faces a budget gap of £540m by 2025 unless a national funding shortfall in the sector is addressed, according to new research.
2 Aug 19The 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.
30 Jul 19Northamptonshire County Council’s children services are “failing to keep children safe”, a watchdog has concluded.
5 Jul 19The long-awaited social care green paper is being delayed by “partisan politics”, the health secretary has claimed.
4 Jul 19An immediate £8bn funding package must be introduced to tackle a social care system “riddled with unfairness”, a lords committee has said.
26 Jun 19Just over a third of adult social care directors in England think they have the funds to meet statutory duties this financial year, a damning survey has revealed.
1 May 19The Spending Review must provide a six-year £3.1bn package for local authorities’ children’s services “at a minimum”, MPs have urged.
29 Apr 19Social care could be funded by a state pension-style model, taking financial burden away from local authorities, according to the former work and pensions secretary Damian Green.
26 Apr 19An increase in the numbers of working-age adults seeking social care support is heaping “immense” pressure on the system in England, a think-tank has found.
11 Apr 19Dementia is the UK’s biggest health concern, so how should the social care Green Paper address it? Paul Edwards of Dementia UK has some answers.
5 Apr 19Social care professionals have expressed disappointment after the publication of a green paper has been delayed again.
22 Mar 19Councils warn of a “rising threat” of modern slavery as referral rates have exploded over the past five years, data has shown.
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