National Office for Care and Support launches focus on the improvement of social care services
A new National Office for Care and Support that focuses on innovation, improvement, and transformation of adult and children’s services has been launched. Minister for…
£9m funding to give people who access social care more choice in Scotland
More than £9 million is being made available over the next three years to give people who access social care more choice and control over…
RCOT backs call for all political parties to prioritise disabled children
The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has joined more than a 110 charities and parent groups in coming together to campaign for better support…
Two-thirds of social care leaders say community-based care and support is not widely available
According to a new report, social care leaders say improving care at home; more sheltered, extra care, and dementia-focussed housing; investment in crisis resolution; intermediate…
Inquiry finds adults receiving social care are failed if they try to challenge councils’ decisions
An inquiry conducted by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has found that adults receiving social care in England and Wales are being failed…
75 percent of councils forced to increase council tax by 4.99 percent in April
Three quarters of local authorities are set to increase their council tax by the maximum amount this April, according to new research from the County…
Local authority suggests five percent council tax increase to meet major social care demand
Shropshire Council is setting out a plan that is set to bring its budget into balance and save the local authority £ million in 2023.…
Councils call on Prime Minister to deliver on her promise to provide more funding for social care
Prime Minister Liz Truss As the cost-of-living crisis could add £ billion to the costs of delivering social care, councils are calling on the new…
Shropshire Council calls on care providers to join it in lobbying for fair social care funding
From April 2022, Shropshire Council will be increasing its payments to companies who provide social care by six percent, and is inviting care providers to…
Record £1.4bn funding for local authorities to support social care and bolster workforce
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid A record total of £ billion will be made available over three years to help increase the fee…