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8 Nov 18
Ministers are finally listening to local government and last week’s Budget represented a series of strategic victories for the sector, says James Maker of the County Councils Network.
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29 Oct 18
The chancellor told the Commons austerity is “coming to an end” today, announcing funding boosts for the Ministry of Defence to the tune of £1bn and adult social care of £650m.
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29 Oct 18
Ambitious plans to merge health and social care in Scotland are being hampered by a lack of leadership within the new integrated authorities, a parliamentary committee has warned.
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26 Oct 18
The government must start a campaign to raise the profile of adult social care so people are prepared to pay for it - as many do not know what it is, an umbrella-group has revealed.
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25 Oct 18
Mental health funding must double by 2030 to achieve ‘parity of esteem’ with physical health.
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19 Oct 18
The integration of health and care will not progress while local authority finances are squeezed, MPs have warned today.
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17 Oct 18
CIPFA has replenished its health and social care team with two key appointments to help lead its work on integration.
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8 Oct 18
The NHS and councils need to collaborate to develop a system to support children with mental health problems, the Local Government Association has said.
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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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5 Oct 18
Local Government Information Unit's chief executive Jonathan Carr-West mulls over what came out of the Conservative Party Conference for the public sector.
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4 Oct 18
The Welsh Government has published its draft budget for 2019-20 including extra funds for health, social care and local government.
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2 Oct 18
The health secretary’s promise of £240m extra to help keep older people out of hospitals this winter has been called a “partial fix” by council and social care leaders.
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1 Oct 18
Councils need more consistent and better data to call for increased funds to support unpaid carers, a statutory health network has urged.
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25 Sep 18
The proportion of adult social care workers in England leaving their jobs has increased 7.6% over the five years to 2017-18, according to workforce figures.
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25 Sep 18
The government must make tax more popular to properly fund social care, a prominent academic has told the Labour conference.
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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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20 Sep 18
English county councils will cut frontline services next year as they try to make savings of nearly £1bn, an umbrella group has warned.
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20 Sep 18
The UK government will return all powers to Rotherham Council after a three-year intervention, the communities secretary has announced.
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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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18 Sep 18
Social care needs a system such as the childcare voucher scheme, says the co-founder of an international nursery chain John Woodward. He was also the architect of the childcare voucher scheme....
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6 Sep 18
Three-quarters of adults in England back free personal care for over 65s, and the majority think this should be funded by tax hikes, a survey has found.
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31 Aug 18
The number of elderly people needing full-time care in England is expected to double by 2035, a study has warned.
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29 Aug 18
England has been “left behind” as other countries get on with modernising their social care systems for an increasingly ageing population, campaigners said today.
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23 Aug 18
Government figures out today revealed the pressures on children’s services as English councils overspend by £800m in this area last financial year.
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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.
8 Nov 18Ministers are finally listening to local government and last week’s Budget represented a series of strategic victories for the sector, says James Maker of the County Councils Network.
29 Oct 18The chancellor told the Commons austerity is “coming to an end” today, announcing funding boosts for the Ministry of Defence to the tune of £1bn and adult social care of £650m.
29 Oct 18Ambitious plans to merge health and social care in Scotland are being hampered by a lack of leadership within the new integrated authorities, a parliamentary committee has warned.
26 Oct 18The government must start a campaign to raise the profile of adult social care so people are prepared to pay for it - as many do not know what it is, an umbrella-group has revealed.
25 Oct 18Mental health funding must double by 2030 to achieve ‘parity of esteem’ with physical health.
19 Oct 18The integration of health and care will not progress while local authority finances are squeezed, MPs have warned today.
17 Oct 18CIPFA has replenished its health and social care team with two key appointments to help lead its work on integration.
8 Oct 18The NHS and councils need to collaborate to develop a system to support children with mental health problems, the Local Government Association has said.
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.
5 Oct 18Local Government Information Unit's chief executive Jonathan Carr-West mulls over what came out of the Conservative Party Conference for the public sector.
4 Oct 18The Welsh Government has published its draft budget for 2019-20 including extra funds for health, social care and local government.
2 Oct 18The health secretary’s promise of £240m extra to help keep older people out of hospitals this winter has been called a “partial fix” by council and social care leaders.
25 Sep 18The proportion of adult social care workers in England leaving their jobs has increased 7.6% over the five years to 2017-18, according to workforce figures.
20 Sep 18English county councils will cut frontline services next year as they try to make savings of nearly £1bn, an umbrella group has warned.
20 Sep 18The UK government will return all powers to Rotherham Council after a three-year intervention, the communities secretary has announced.
19 Sep 18Problems 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...
18 Sep 18Social care needs a system such as the childcare voucher scheme, says the co-founder of an international nursery chain John Woodward. He was also the architect of the childcare voucher scheme....
31 Aug 18The number of elderly people needing full-time care in England is expected to double by 2035, a study has warned.
23 Aug 18Government figures out today revealed the pressures on children’s services as English councils overspend by £800m in this area last financial year.
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.
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