Social care pressures saw some local authorities take “unorthodox measures” to balance their books, leading to a spike in upheld complaints last year, according to the sector's ombudsman.
The recently announced social care reforms are welcome, but councils are still in the dark over how long-term care will be funded, says Jonathan Carr-West, chief executive of the Local Government...
Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned that the social care sector will not get as much money as it needs under the new health and social care levy.
Integrated care systems could be unable to run quality services amid rising demand if NHS bodies and local authorities are not financially sustainable, the National Audit Office has warned.
The government is considering setting aside the triple lock on state pensions in combination with a rise in national insurance contributions to pay for social care reforms, according to reports
The Department of Health and Social Care is ‘complacent’ about the risks of financial failure in local care provision, according to Parliament's Public Accounts Committee.
The brief mention of social care in the Queen’s Speech represents a “missed opportunity” to spur desperately needed reform, many in the sector have warned.
Next month’s Queen’s Speech must outline reforms to the social care market as well as a funding solution, says Camille Oung, researcher at health care think tank Nuffield Trust.
The Covid-19 pandemic has sparked record collaboration between the NHS, social care providers and local government, a senior civil servant said this week.
Prime minister Boris Johnson said it is “highly likely” that the long-awaited reform of the adult social care system will be laid out during the Queen’s Speech in May.
The department for Health and Social Care’s oversight on the adult social care market is ineffective, and the department is unable to say if its funding gives value for money, according to a report...
Adult social care services will receive £341m to continue to keep vulnerable people safe from Covid-19 even as restrictions begin to ease and the vaccine rollout continues.
A new inquiry launched by Parliament's Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee will investigate how Covid-19 has impacted the adult social care sector.
A report showing healthy profits for independent providers of children’s residential care while councils struggle underlines the need for reform, says Judith Blake chair of the Local Government...
Councils in England are set to receive an additional £120m in adult social care funding from central government to help boost staffing levels in care homes.
The government is set to provide an update on progress towards reforming the social care system “following the forthcoming Spending Review”, it has said.
Social care provision should remain outsourced despite the problems in the sector, King’s Fund director of policy Sally Warren told a Public Finance Live conference session on care reform after Covid...
