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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.
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26 Feb 19
Children’s services in England are at “breaking point” as funding has been slashed by nearly a third since 2010, charities have warned.
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21 Feb 19
Local authority spending on unaccompanied asylum seeker children has doubled over the four years, analysis of government figures has revealed.
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20 Feb 19
Health and social care will best be integrated when there is a joint understanding of finance and governance across organisational boundaries, says CIPFA’s Eleanor Roy and HFMA’s Emma Knowles.
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23 Jan 19
The government should know more about why council spending on children’s social care in England is increasing, the National Audit Office has said.
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11 Jan 19
Central government does not have “sufficient oversight” of social care needs assessments across England, an NGO has said.
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9 Jan 19
The health secretary intends to publish the much-anticipated social care green paper before the end of the financial year, he told the Commons.
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.
15 Aug 19A 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.
13 Aug 19Nearly two-thirds of looked after children are cared for by local authorities with substandard services, a think-tank has found.
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.
1 Aug 19The 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.
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.
28 May 19Local government will increasingly struggle to fund services as demand for social care rises, warns a think-tank.
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.
21 Feb 19Local authority spending on unaccompanied asylum seeker children has doubled over the four years, analysis of government figures has revealed.
20 Feb 19Health and social care will best be integrated when there is a joint understanding of finance and governance across organisational boundaries, says CIPFA’s Eleanor Roy and HFMA’s Emma Knowles.
