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.…
Budget 2018 reveals £45 million funding into Disabled Facilities Grant and over £20 billion into NHS
Credit: Sky News On the 29th of October, Chancellor Philip Hammond presented his Budget to Parliament, highlighting key funding into the NHS, social care for…
EHRC launches new toolkit about provision and management of housing adaptations
Credit: Equalities and Human Rights Commission Credit: Equalities and Human Rights Commission The Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), in partnership with Habinteg, has launched…
New reports highlight insightful statistics within adult social care sector
Skills for Care has published two reports presenting a detailed overview of the adult social care workforce in England. The reports, ‘State of the adult…
Nominations open as annual awards look to shine spotlight on outstanding care
Allowing care organisations to showcase their talent, entries are now open for Skills for Care’s Accolades awards which recognise and celebrate outstanding service provision. Created…
New service frees up much needed beds in hospitals
New service frees up much needed beds in hospitals Paul Gaudin, the founder and CEO of The CareRooms Ltd, has announced the launch of…
‘Workforce Intelligence’ shares social care reports, trends, demographics and statistics.
Skills for Care has launched a new, dedicated ‘Workforce Intelligence’ area on its website offering invaluable insights into the state of the adult social…
Sharing services, robotics and more – can technology provide adult social care answers?
By Tony Pilkington, Managing Director, Younifi Adult social care in the UK gets a bad press. It’s chronically underfunded as a service and we’re…
Councils respond to £2 billion social care funding spending rules
Cllr Linda Thomas, Vice Chair of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, has responded to the Government framework published on the 31st March 2017,…