A petition signed by more than 150,000 individuals has been given to the prime minister to urge him to deliver on his promise to “fix” the social care system.
The care system has come under increasing strain in the last five years because of a huge rise in the number of teenagers going into care, according to analysis.
Just over a third of adult social care directors in England think they have the funds to meet statutory duties this financial year, a damning survey has revealed.
Social care could be funded by a state pension-style model, taking financial burden away from local authorities, according to the former work and pensions secretary Damian Green.
NHS Providers’ Miriam Deakin explains why 15 health organisations came together last month to write to the prime minister to call for action to create a sustainable social care system.
An increase in the numbers of working-age adults seeking social care support is heaping “immense” pressure on the system in England, a think-tank has found.
Health and social care will best be integrated when there is a joint understanding of finance and governance across organisational boundaries, says CIPFA’s Eleanor Roy and HFMA’s Emma Knowles.
