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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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18 Jun 18
The extra £20bn a year for the NHS is like “pouring water down a sink with no plug in” unless social care also receives a funding boost, council leaders and health groups have...
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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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13 Jun 18
The British public have shown “overwhelming” support to increase annual spending on health and social care over the next 15 years, according to a poll released today.
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12 Jun 18
A leading committee of MPs has pointed to a staggering 1.5 million avoidable A&E admissions as evidence of the government’s underfunding of preventative health care.
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11 Jun 18
The NHS has today been urged to improve efforts to integrate care based on close co-operation with local authorities in order to improve services.
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11 Jun 18
Budget holders may be unable or even unwilling to accept they have financial reponsibilities. There are several ways to address this, says CIPFA’s Lisa Forster.
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31 May 18
NHS trusts in England ended the last financial year with a deficit of £960m - £464m above the projected deficit of £496m, a regulator’s report out today has shown.
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30 May 18
MPs and a local government umbrella-body have called for greater funding and powers for councils to tackle childhood obesity.
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24 May 18
Households in the UK would have to pay up to £2,000 a year extra to keep the NHS afloat as it copes with increased demand, a major report out today has warned.
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21 May 18
Emergency care – such as ambulance and A&E - should be the priority for extra health care spending, 68% of respondents to a poll have said.
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18 May 18
Scottish councils have been warned to think carefully before opting to deliver services through arm’s-length bodies, in a report from a public spending watchdog.
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17 May 18
Now the dust has settled - two weeks after the local elections - the Institute for Government’s Graham Atkins gives some advice for newly-elected councillors on five challenges they need to address....
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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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8 May 18
Many voters will have elected councillors based on local services, likely giving the incumbents the advantage, says the LGIU’s Jonathan Carr-West.
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1 May 18
Early years providers in England are struggling to provide the promised 30 hours of free child care because of “insufficient” funding, a survey has found.
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30 Apr 18
Rural England needs more homes that are suitable for an aging population, an all-party parliamentary group has said.
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27 Apr 18
Spending required for drugs is growing faster than NHS budgets, a health charity has said.
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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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11 Apr 18
The Welsh Government has raised the capital limit for social care residents to £40,000.
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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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10 Apr 18
Council-commissioned public health service workers will also benefit from an NHS pay rise, the government has confirmed.
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6 Apr 18
Charities and umbrella groups have raised concerns over cash-strapped councils’ ability to fulfil their duties under homelessness legislation brought in this week.
20 Jun 18Care should be free for all older people who need it, according to a report by former health ministers.
20 Jun 18The social care green paper delay “caps off a disappointing few days” for the sector, social care leaders have said.
18 Jun 18The extra £20bn a year for the NHS is like “pouring water down a sink with no plug in” unless social care also receives a funding boost, council leaders and health groups have...
12 Jun 18A leading committee of MPs has pointed to a staggering 1.5 million avoidable A&E admissions as evidence of the government’s underfunding of preventative health care.
11 Jun 18The NHS has today been urged to improve efforts to integrate care based on close co-operation with local authorities in order to improve services.
11 Jun 18Budget holders may be unable or even unwilling to accept they have financial reponsibilities. There are several ways to address this, says CIPFA’s Lisa Forster.
31 May 18NHS trusts in England ended the last financial year with a deficit of £960m - £464m above the projected deficit of £496m, a regulator’s report out today has shown.
30 May 18MPs and a local government umbrella-body have called for greater funding and powers for councils to tackle childhood obesity.
18 May 18Scottish councils have been warned to think carefully before opting to deliver services through arm’s-length bodies, in a report from a public spending watchdog.
17 May 18Now the dust has settled - two weeks after the local elections - the Institute for Government’s Graham Atkins gives some advice for newly-elected councillors on five challenges they need to address....
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.
8 May 18Many voters will have elected councillors based on local services, likely giving the incumbents the advantage, says the LGIU’s Jonathan Carr-West.
1 May 18Early years providers in England are struggling to provide the promised 30 hours of free child care because of “insufficient” funding, a survey has found.
30 Apr 18Rural England needs more homes that are suitable for an aging population, an all-party parliamentary group has said.
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.
11 Apr 18The Welsh Government has raised the capital limit for social care residents to £40,000.
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.
6 Apr 18Charities and umbrella groups have raised concerns over cash-strapped councils’ ability to fulfil their duties under homelessness legislation brought in this week.
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