Care providers receive £546m funding boost to bolster infection control throughout winter
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that care providers will be given an extra £546 million to reduce COVID-19 infection and…
Adult social care accounts for £1.8bn of councils’ yearly spending pressures, report suggests
A new report from the lnstitute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has explored how the coronavirus pandemic has affected, and will continue to affect, councils’ budgets…
LGA urges HCPs to overcome fears of weight-related stigmas to tackle obesity and rising council care costs
The Local Government Association (LGA) has published a new report, which urges healthcare professionals to overcome fears of weight-related stigmas in order to tackle obesity,…
DHSC reveals £588m fund to support timely hospital discharges by covering costs of care at home
People needing additional follow-on care after being discharged from hospital – including older people and those with disabilities – will be supported by a new…
Research shows over two-thirds of people in England ready to help improve health and social care post-COVID-19
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Healthwatch England have launched a new campaign, which calls on people who access health and social care services to…
£4.5 million awarded to 16 digital adult social care projects to help avoid unnecessary hospital admissions
Sixteen organisations that provide and commission adult social care services are to receive a share of £ million to enable them to roll out their…
New report finds adult social care is the top long-term pressure for council finances
In the State of Local Government Finance Survey 2020, which comes from the LGiU and the MJ, the report reveals that adult social care has…
Winners announced in the 2020 Skills for Care Accolades
Some of England’s best social care organisations are celebrating after picking up a Skills for Care Accolade award. Now in their 17th year, the Accolades…
Finalists across the adult social care sector announced for Skills for Care’s Accolades 2020
The finalists have been announced for all ten categories at the annual Skills for Care Accolades awards. Now in its 17th year, the Accolades honour…
Twelve new innovative social care projects to benefit from £2.5 million investment
Helping create a more sustainable social care system for carers and patients alike, the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit programme (RfPB) has funded £ million…