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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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6 Aug 19
CIPFA’s chief executive Rob Whiteman has written to the new communities secretary calling for vulnerable children and adults to be a top priority.
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9 Jul 19
With no end to austerity in sight, adult social care in meltdown and GP surgeries under severe strain, prioritising prevention may seem impossible but it’s the only way to secure long-term...
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27 Jun 19
Financially squeezed social services and schools have become the top concerns for the chair of the government’s public spending watchdog.
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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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30 May 19
Local authorities increasingly are and should look to bring service delivery back in-house, a membership organisation has said.
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28 May 19
Our health and social care services will suffer if the government does not invest in public health, says Cancer Research UK’s Alison Cox.
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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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22 May 19
English councils could be forced to make draconian cuts to local services if Westminster does not pump extra cash into local government to avoid a £51.8bn black hole over the next six years.
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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
Local authorities in England spent £335m on agency care staff last financial year, according to research by The Guardian.
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3 Apr 19
The health service needs resources allocated in the right places, says CIPFA’s Eleanor Roy.
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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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19 Feb 19
Without asking people to pay more, the government will have to rein in the public's expectations on what public services they can hope to get, says the IFG’s Graham Atkins.
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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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18 Jan 19
Growing waiting lists and budget deficits do not “paint a picture that is sustainable” for NHS finances, the National Audit Office has warned.
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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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21 Dec 18
This year was another missed opportunity for the government to fix the adult social care system - it can not duck this important issue in 2019, the president of the Association of Directors of Adult...
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16 Nov 18
Budgetary pressures and a lack of long-term financial planning are undermining ambitious plans to integrate health and social care in Scotland.
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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.
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.
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.
6 Aug 19CIPFA’s chief executive Rob Whiteman has written to the new communities secretary calling for vulnerable children and adults to be a top priority.
9 Jul 19With no end to austerity in sight, adult social care in meltdown and GP surgeries under severe strain, prioritising prevention may seem impossible but it’s the only way to secure long-term...
27 Jun 19Financially squeezed social services and schools have become the top concerns for the chair of the government’s public spending watchdog.
30 May 19Local authorities increasingly are and should look to bring service delivery back in-house, a membership organisation has said.
28 May 19Our health and social care services will suffer if the government does not invest in public health, says Cancer Research UK’s Alison Cox.
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 19Local authorities in England spent £335m on agency care staff last financial year, according to research by The Guardian.
3 Apr 19The health service needs resources allocated in the right places, says CIPFA’s Eleanor Roy.
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.
19 Feb 19Without asking people to pay more, the government will have to rein in the public's expectations on what public services they can hope to get, says the IFG’s Graham Atkins.
23 Jan 19The government should know more about why council spending on children’s social care in England is increasing, the National Audit Office has said.
18 Jan 19Growing waiting lists and budget deficits do not “paint a picture that is sustainable” for NHS finances, the National Audit Office has warned.
21 Dec 18This year was another missed opportunity for the government to fix the adult social care system - it can not duck this important issue in 2019, the president of the Association of Directors of Adult...
16 Nov 18Budgetary pressures and a lack of long-term financial planning are undermining ambitious plans to integrate health and social care in Scotland.
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