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22 Aug 18
An improvement in the rate at which people ready to leave hospital are transferred into adult social care has saved the NHS £60m, according to sector leaders.
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15 Aug 18
Financial pressures on English councils mean they are struggling to provide a ‘good’ standard of social care provision for children, an independent think-tank has highlighted.
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27 Jul 18
A cap on social care must be fully costed to avoid pushing councils closer to “the brink of collapse”, county council leaders have said.
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18 Jul 18
If children are our future then we need to put the money into protecting them, argues Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson
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5 Jul 18
Nine in 10 councils think increased tax is crucial to stabilising the adult social care sector, council leaders have said.
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27 Jun 18
Middle aged, older people and employers should pay into a dedicated social insurance fund that would cover free social care on a universal basis, MPs from across the political spectrum said today.
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22 Jun 18
The government should set up a parliamentary inquiry to decide where to raise extra funds for health and social care, a think-tank has said.
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22 Jun 18
The outlook for adult social care is still potentially bleak, predicts the IFS’s Polly Simpson, with the sector’s sustainability linked to elements outside government control - the performance of the...
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20 Jun 18
Care should be free for all older people who need it, according to a report by former health ministers.
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20 Jun 18
The social care green paper delay “caps off a disappointing few days” for the sector, social care leaders have said.
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13 Jun 18
English councils are allocating larger proportions of their budget to adult social care while spending less on the area in real terms, according to two reports.
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7 Jun 18
Partnerships and innovation are coming to the fore in challenging financial times, says CIPFA’s Rob Whiteman.
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16 May 18
The NHS and adult social care sector should work more closely together – and the latter should be funded in a similar way to the health service, local government figures have heard.
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9 May 18
The care sector is in “precarious state” and needs a sustainable funding plan this year - as well as a public image boost, a group of MPs has warned.
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23 Apr 18
Councils will be able to bid for a slice of £4.5m funding to support children living with alcoholic parents, the government has announced.
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10 Apr 18
The government must tackle the high turnover of care staff to achieve a more sustainable care system, says the National Audit Office’s Michael Burke.
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28 Mar 18
A cross-party group of 98 MPs has called for a parliamentary commission to come up with a more ‘whole system’ improvement to funding of social care.
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22 Mar 18
Jeremy Hunt has promised an upcoming green paper will “jump start” a debate with the public about how social care should be funded in the future.
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22 Mar 18
Revenue from council tax and business rates in England will not keep pace with a growing social care need – and the funding gap is likely to significantly increase, the Institute for Fiscal Studies...
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16 Mar 18
Social care and health could benefit from a £14bn boost if an increased proportion of government cash was funnelled towards it, CIPFA has said.
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9 Mar 18
The next chief executive of the Care Quality Commission will inherit an organisation with “persistent weaknesses and looming challenges”, MPs have warned.
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9 Mar 18
Demand for children’s services is rising and need is getting sharper. How can councils meet this? Neil Merrick finds out.
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20 Feb 18
The government will send a commissioner into Buckinghamshire County Council’s children’s services after the department was branded ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted.
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19 Feb 18
A £2bn funding gap in children’s social services must be rectified to deal with growing referrals related to domestic abuse, according to the Local Government Association.
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9 Feb 18
The head of the National Audit Office has warned that social care in England is a “Cinderella service” in danger of collapse and needs more attention from ministers.
22 Aug 18An improvement in the rate at which people ready to leave hospital are transferred into adult social care has saved the NHS £60m, according to sector leaders.
15 Aug 18Financial pressures on English councils mean they are struggling to provide a ‘good’ standard of social care provision for children, an independent think-tank has highlighted.
27 Jul 18A cap on social care must be fully costed to avoid pushing councils closer to “the brink of collapse”, county council leaders have said.
5 Jul 18Nine in 10 councils think increased tax is crucial to stabilising the adult social care sector, council leaders have said.
27 Jun 18Middle aged, older people and employers should pay into a dedicated social insurance fund that would cover free social care on a universal basis, MPs from across the political spectrum said today.
22 Jun 18The government should set up a parliamentary inquiry to decide where to raise extra funds for health and social care, a think-tank has said.
20 Jun 18The social care green paper delay “caps off a disappointing few days” for the sector, social care leaders have said.
7 Jun 18Partnerships and innovation are coming to the fore in challenging financial times, says CIPFA’s Rob Whiteman.
16 May 18The NHS and adult social care sector should work more closely together – and the latter should be funded in a similar way to the health service, local government figures have heard.
23 Apr 18Councils will be able to bid for a slice of £4.5m funding to support children living with alcoholic parents, the government has announced.
10 Apr 18The government must tackle the high turnover of care staff to achieve a more sustainable care system, says the National Audit Office’s Michael Burke.
22 Mar 18Jeremy Hunt has promised an upcoming green paper will “jump start” a debate with the public about how social care should be funded in the future.
22 Mar 18Revenue from council tax and business rates in England will not keep pace with a growing social care need – and the funding gap is likely to significantly increase, the Institute for Fiscal Studies...
9 Mar 18The next chief executive of the Care Quality Commission will inherit an organisation with “persistent weaknesses and looming challenges”, MPs have warned.
9 Mar 18Demand for children’s services is rising and need is getting sharper. How can councils meet this? Neil Merrick finds out.
20 Feb 18The government will send a commissioner into Buckinghamshire County Council’s children’s services after the department was branded ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted.
19 Feb 18A £2bn funding gap in children’s social services must be rectified to deal with growing referrals related to domestic abuse, according to the Local Government Association.
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