This year was another missed opportunity for the government to fix the adult social care system - it can not duck this important issue in 2019, the president of the Association of Directors of Adult...
The rising number of children in care places “huge demand” on councils and reinforces the need for greater funding for children’s services, council leaders have said.
Austerity is not over for older and disabled people as a survey reveals the strain on council adult social care budgets, an umbrella group has claimed.
Ministers are finally listening to local government and last week’s Budget represented a series of strategic victories for the sector, says James Maker of the County Councils Network.
The government must start a campaign to raise the profile of adult social care so people are prepared to pay for it - as many do not know what it is, an umbrella-group has revealed.
The NHS and councils need to collaborate to develop a system to support children with mental health problems, the Local Government Association has said.
The government must inspect financially struggling councils to ensure they are fulfilling their social care duties, an umbrella group for disability charities has urged.
The health secretary’s promise of £240m extra to help keep older people out of hospitals this winter has been called a “partial fix” by council and social care leaders.
The Care Quality Commission should come up with a more bespoke approach to inspection to improve the regulatory process, a health think-tank has suggested.
The proportion of adult social care workers in England leaving their jobs has increased 7.6% over the five years to 2017-18, according to workforce figures.
Social care needs a system such as the childcare voucher scheme, says the co-founder of an international nursery chain John Woodward. He was also the architect of the childcare voucher scheme....
Three-quarters of adults in England back free personal care for over 65s, and the majority think this should be funded by tax hikes, a survey has found.
