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19 Nov 19
The Liberal Democrats have pledged to invest £35bn in health and social care over the next five years via a one pence increase to the basic rate of income tax.
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11 Oct 19
The upcoming Queen’s Speech must be used to provide a long-term solution for social care, umbrella groups have said.
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8 Oct 19
The lack of social care investment is a worry for nine out of 10 NHS trust leaders in England, a survey has found.
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24 Sep 19
Labour’s policy for providing free personal care for over 65s does not appear to protect against longer-term “catastrophic costs”, an assistant director of the Health Foundation told an audience at...
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23 Sep 19
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has pledged to implement free personal care in England to tackle the “national scandal” in social care.
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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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4 Sep 19
Chancellor Sajid Javid heralded the “end of austerity” during his Spending Round statement, as he handed out £1.5bn for social care.
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29 Aug 19
If the chancellor does not continue to pay temporary grants for social care next financial year councils in England will be forced to decommission services, an umbrella group has warned.
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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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23 May 19
Making social care free at the point of need for over 65s could save the NHS £4.5bn each year by 2030, according to think-tank analysis.
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15 Apr 19
Delays to the social care green paper are a result of the need for “greater consideration” of proposals, PF has heard.
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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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5 Apr 19
Social care professionals have expressed disappointment after the publication of a green paper has been delayed again.
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11 Feb 19
Local government can expect an “ungenerous” deal in the Spending Review but it maybe be able to raise more in council tax.
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7 Jan 19
The NHS long-term plan is a “missed opportunity” to clarify the government’s plans on the future of adult social care, council leaders have 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 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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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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19 Sep 18
Problems affecting the social care sector are not related to European migration but rather reflect the lack of a sustainable funding model, an expert report commissioned by the government has...
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1 Aug 18
The cost of the Scottish Government’s flagship free personal care policy has topped £500m for the first time, reflecting the trend towards looking after older people in their own homes.
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31 Jul 18
Over 40s should pay an annual tax premium to plug the social care sector’s funding gap, council leaders have argued.
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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.
19 Nov 19The Liberal Democrats have pledged to invest £35bn in health and social care over the next five years via a one pence increase to the basic rate of income tax.
11 Oct 19The upcoming Queen’s Speech must be used to provide a long-term solution for social care, umbrella groups have said.
8 Oct 19The lack of social care investment is a worry for nine out of 10 NHS trust leaders in England, a survey has found.
24 Sep 19Labour’s policy for providing free personal care for over 65s does not appear to protect against longer-term “catastrophic costs”, an assistant director of the Health Foundation told an audience at...
23 Sep 19Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has pledged to implement free personal care in England to tackle the “national scandal” in social care.
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.
4 Sep 19Chancellor Sajid Javid heralded the “end of austerity” during his Spending Round statement, as he handed out £1.5bn for social care.
29 Aug 19If the chancellor does not continue to pay temporary grants for social care next financial year councils in England will be forced to decommission services, an umbrella group has warned.
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.
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.
11 Feb 19Local government can expect an “ungenerous” deal in the Spending Review but it maybe be able to raise more in council tax.
7 Jan 19The NHS long-term plan is a “missed opportunity” to clarify the government’s plans on the future of adult social care, council leaders have 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 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.
21 Sep 18The social care system could “collapse” unless the government steps in with more financial support for unpaid carers, council chiefs have claimed.
31 Jul 18Over 40s should pay an annual tax premium to plug the social care sector’s funding gap, council leaders have argued.
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