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11 Dec 18
Low fees paid by councils to providers have left the home care sector in a “fragile state”, the King’s Fund has warned.
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7 Dec 18
A 2.5% income tax on the over-40s could raise up to £15bn every year to fund social care, a study has found.
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19 Nov 18
The rising number of children in care places “huge demand” on councils and reinforces the need for greater funding for children’s services, council leaders have said.
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15 Nov 18
Social care was the largest area of increased expenditure for local authorities in the last financial year, government figures have revealed.
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15 Nov 18
National tax rises are needed to support adult social care, which is now at “breaking point”, the Local Government Association has said.
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14 Nov 18
Austerity is not over for older and disabled people as a survey reveals the strain on council adult social care budgets, an umbrella group has claimed.
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8 Nov 18
Ministers are finally listening to local government and last week’s Budget represented a series of strategic victories for the sector, says James Maker of the County Councils Network.
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8 Nov 18
Children’s services are at a “tipping point” as social services in England take on 1,000 new child cases every day, councils have warned.
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26 Oct 18
The government must start a campaign to raise the profile of adult social care so people are prepared to pay for it - as many do not know what it is, an umbrella-group has revealed.
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17 Oct 18
CIPFA has replenished its health and social care team with two key appointments to help lead its work on integration.
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8 Oct 18
The NHS and councils need to collaborate to develop a system to support children with mental health problems, the Local Government Association has said.
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8 Oct 18
The government must inspect financially struggling councils to ensure they are fulfilling their social care duties, an umbrella group for disability charities has urged.
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2 Oct 18
The health secretary’s promise of £240m extra to help keep older people out of hospitals this winter has been called a “partial fix” by council and social care leaders.
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27 Sep 18
The Care Quality Commission should come up with a more bespoke approach to inspection to improve the regulatory process, a health think-tank has suggested.
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25 Sep 18
The proportion of adult social care workers in England leaving their jobs has increased 7.6% over the five years to 2017-18, according to workforce figures.
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25 Sep 18
The government must make tax more popular to properly fund social care, a prominent academic has told the Labour conference.
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24 Sep 18
Northamptonshire’s police and crime commissioner has waded into the discussions over the reorganisation of local government in the county.
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21 Sep 18
The social care system could “collapse” unless the government steps in with more financial support for unpaid carers, council chiefs have claimed.
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20 Sep 18
The UK government will return all powers to Rotherham Council after a three-year intervention, the communities secretary has announced.
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18 Sep 18
Social care needs a system such as the childcare voucher scheme, says the co-founder of an international nursery chain John Woodward. He was also the architect of the childcare voucher scheme....
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10 Sep 18
A major consultation to woo “undervalued” health and social care workers is to be unveiled today.
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6 Sep 18
Three-quarters of adults in England back free personal care for over 65s, and the majority think this should be funded by tax hikes, a survey has found.
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31 Aug 18
The number of elderly people needing full-time care in England is expected to double by 2035, a study has warned.
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29 Aug 18
England has been “left behind” as other countries get on with modernising their social care systems for an increasingly ageing population, campaigners said today.
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23 Aug 18
Government figures out today revealed the pressures on children’s services as English councils overspend by £800m in this area last financial year.
11 Dec 18Low fees paid by councils to providers have left the home care sector in a “fragile state”, the King’s Fund has warned.
7 Dec 18A 2.5% income tax on the over-40s could raise up to £15bn every year to fund social care, a study has found.
19 Nov 18The rising number of children in care places “huge demand” on councils and reinforces the need for greater funding for children’s services, council leaders have said.
15 Nov 18Social care was the largest area of increased expenditure for local authorities in the last financial year, government figures have revealed.
15 Nov 18National tax rises are needed to support adult social care, which is now at “breaking point”, the Local Government Association has said.
14 Nov 18Austerity is not over for older and disabled people as a survey reveals the strain on council adult social care budgets, an umbrella group has claimed.
8 Nov 18Ministers are finally listening to local government and last week’s Budget represented a series of strategic victories for the sector, says James Maker of the County Councils Network.
8 Nov 18Children’s services are at a “tipping point” as social services in England take on 1,000 new child cases every day, councils have warned.
17 Oct 18CIPFA has replenished its health and social care team with two key appointments to help lead its work on integration.
8 Oct 18The government must inspect financially struggling councils to ensure they are fulfilling their social care duties, an umbrella group for disability charities has urged.
2 Oct 18The health secretary’s promise of £240m extra to help keep older people out of hospitals this winter has been called a “partial fix” by council and social care leaders.
27 Sep 18The Care Quality Commission should come up with a more bespoke approach to inspection to improve the regulatory process, a health think-tank has suggested.
21 Sep 18The social care system could “collapse” unless the government steps in with more financial support for unpaid carers, council chiefs have claimed.
20 Sep 18The UK government will return all powers to Rotherham Council after a three-year intervention, the communities secretary has announced.
18 Sep 18Social care needs a system such as the childcare voucher scheme, says the co-founder of an international nursery chain John Woodward. He was also the architect of the childcare voucher scheme....
10 Sep 18A major consultation to woo “undervalued” health and social care workers is to be unveiled today.
6 Sep 18Three-quarters of adults in England back free personal care for over 65s, and the majority think this should be funded by tax hikes, a survey has found.
31 Aug 18The number of elderly people needing full-time care in England is expected to double by 2035, a study has warned.
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