Most local authorities have increased the rationing of social care for the over-65s in response to government cuts, leading to significant drops in the number of people receiving home-delivered meals...
Ministers have announced an increase in the amount of money that the government will provide to subsidise childcare as part of Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget
The government and councils do not know if the limits of the adult social care system to provide quality care are being reached as demand rises and funding is squeezed, auditors have warned.
Health and social care services have failed to keep pace with dramatic demographic changes and need to be radically remodelled, the King’s Fund said today
The likelihood of some English councils becoming unviable has been increased by a funding system that favours the wealthiest parts of the country. To avoid a financial crisis, the government must...
GP practices must join together to form primary care networks if attempts to shift health services away from hospitals and into the community are to succeed, according to the King’s Fund
The Department of Health has accused the Local Government Association of making ‘misleading’ claims about the cost of planned universal deferred payment agreements for adult social care
Birmingham City Council has confirmed it is considering the sale of the National Exhibition Centre as part of an asset disposal programme intended to meet the cost of equal pay claims
The Local Government Ombudsman still needs to raise its game ‘significantly’ if it is to become an efficient arbitrator of complaints about council services, the communities and local government...
Monitor is to regulate independent providers of NHS-funded care services for the first time in order to protect patients from financial failures, following the collapse of the Southern Cross care...
A government top-slice of council funding for early intervention projects could lead to cuts in services intended to protect vulnerable children, authorities have warned today
There are ‘significant and unexplained variations’ in the quality of NHS maternity services in England and the number of midwives remains below best practice benchmarks, auditors said today
The next two years will be ‘make or break’ for the viability of many councils and the government must not impose extra cuts to local authorities in next month’s Autumn Statement, the Local Government...
The average Briton is in denial about the burgeoning costs of old age. But then, so are politicians. Radical reforms to the housing and planning systems are needed to avert a pensions and care crisis
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt says he wants to hear ‘uncomfortable truths’ from the Care Quality Commission in future. So how much is chief executive David Behan willing to tell him?
The County Councils Network has raised ‘serious’ concerns over the government’s proposed reforms to long-term care, saying it is worried about potential funding shortfalls and workforce capacity.
Eight small firms have been awarded NHS funds to develop innovative products and services for people with mental illnesses and those approaching the end of their lives.
CIPFA’s chief executive continues his ‘listen and learn’ process by examining the current issues affecting accountability, the health and social care overlap and new ways to look at...