Health and Care Bill: Integrated care boards and integrated care partnerships
Last week, the UK Government introduced its anticipated Health and Care Bill to Parliament, setting out proposals to build a modern health and care system…
Foundations to launch transformative portal to reduce lengthy waiting lists for DFG assessments
The national body for home improvement agencies (HIAs) in England, Foundations has been working with Iizuka and Leeds Beckett University on a new project to…
Guide for councils, HIAs and OTs on adaptations for young people with behaviours that challenge
Foundations, the national body for Home Improvement Agencies (HIAs), has published new guidance which calls for a better understanding of the needs of people with…
Free guide for local authorities and housing providers about cloud solutions in TEC
Appello, a provider of digital technology enabled care (TEC) solutions for local authorities and housing providers, has published a new guide to the role of…
Lack of digital social care offered by councils means practitioners are missing out, says commission
Male nurse showing a digital tablet to an elderly woman in a care home. Not enough local authorities or care providers are using available technology…
EXCLUSIVE: NHS will not abolish competition and tendering of services, BHTA highlights
Sarah Lepak, Head of Policy and Compliance at the BHTA Following the recent publication of a government whitepaper, which set out how NHS and local…
Proportion of new homes in England to be built by 2030 to accessible standards falls to 31.5%
New analysis from housing provider Habinteg unveils that in the next 10 years, 70 percent of all new homes will not have to meet any…
£62 million Community Discharge Fund launches to help accelerate hospital discharges for people with learning disabilities
People with learning disabilities or autism who could be better supported in their community will have their discharges from hospital accelerated thanks to a new…
Councils look to government for clarity regarding relaxation of statutory duties for disabled children
The Local Government Association (LGA) has highlighted that many local authorities are struggling to deliver support set out in SEND children's Education, Health and Care…
Assistive technologies services providers coming together during COVID-19 crisis
Leading outsourced providers of assistive technologies services are working collaboratively to ensure continuity of provision as the health and social care system works to cope…