Council spending on DFGs reaches 10-year high to fund vital home adaptations, new statistics reveal
Freedom of Information Requests submitted on behalf of A Wood Idea have revealed that council funding through Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs) is at a 10-year…
Accessible community garden near Liverpool to make activities inclusive for all
St Helens Council has unveiled a new project to set up a community allotment at Cabbage Hall Allotments, near Liverpool, for elderly and disabled people.…
Nine social care digitisation projects from UK councils receive additional funding from NHS
Announced by NHS Digital, nine councils have been awarded extra funding for their social care digitisation projects by NHS Digital and the Local Government Association.…
Local council allocated millions to help ease NHS pressures during winter
Nottinghamshire County Council will receive £ million from the Department of Health and Social Care to help ease pressures on adult social care over winter.…
Autumn UK open new assessment centre ahead of CPD programme
Over 60 specifiers and end user orientated representatives attended the official opening of Autumn UK’s new showroom and assessment centre at the company’s headquarters in…
NPS Integrated Care adopted to address £4.3bn ‘perfect storm’
"Across the UK, social care is under pressure, thanks to the ‘perfect storm’ of an ageing population, the ongoing need to assess the needs of…