EXCLUSIVE: New law requiring people to have COVID jabs in care homes sparks mixed responses
Following a recent UK Government announcement that has confirmed all people working in care homes will need to have both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine,…
Government proposes to make £1bn available for councils to spend on social care in 2021/22
The Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced the provisional local government finance settlement for 2021/22, which lays out the annual determination…
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,…
Elderly and disabled people able to see loved ones again as care home visits restart
Care home residents are set to be reunited with friends and family as visits begin again, following the publication of new guidance from the Department…
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…
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…
LGA cries out for sustainable long-term solution to tackle the social care “funding crisis”
With Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement yesterday that the NHS will receive a welcome cash injection of £ billion, the Local Government Association (LGA) has…
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.…
Big home adaptation funds rise in 2016-17
The Better Care Fund 2016/17 Policy Framework has indicated a big rise in the money available for future home adaptations, increasing from £220m in 2015-16…