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Delayed discharge taking up to one in three hospital beds

Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey has warned of a “national emergency” caused by the “social ...

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Government launches health and social care duty of candour review

A call for evidence has been launched by the government to capture and consider views ...

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HC-One welcomes MP to Fife care home

MP for North East Fife and Liberal Democrat chief whip and spokesperson for work and ...

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Government announces death certificate reforms

Medical examiners are to scrutinise causes of death in a revamp of death certificates announced ...

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Experienced auditor joins Skills for Care board

Skills for Care, the strategic workforce development and planning body for adult social care in ...

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Outcry over crackdown on carers’ overpayments

Campaigners are up in arms after thousands of unpaid carers have been faced with prosecution ...

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New law protecting care home visiting rights comes into force

New legislation protecting the rights of families to visit care homes has come into force.

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Just 12% of unpaid carers understand new Carer’s Leave Act

A mere 12% of England’s unpaid carers have a “good understanding” of the provisions entailed ...

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Social care minister plants tree at Anchor care home

Social care minister and MP for Faversham and Kent, Helen Whately, has planted a tree ...

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Care homes last in queue for PPE during Covid, Inquiry told

Care homes were the last in the queue for PPE during the pandemic, the Scottish ...

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Care homes ‘pushed’ to issue DNR notices during Covid, Inquiry told

Care homes were pressured to issue Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders during the pandemic, the ...

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Watchdog gives damning verdict on social care visa policy

The former head of the UK borders watchdog has issued a damning verdict on the ...

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Routine Covid testing of hospital discharges to care homes to end in April

The routine Covid testing of hospital patients discharged to care homes is to end on ...

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Care leader slams ‘totally inadequate’ 8.8% rise in fees

A Wales council has been slammed for offering “rock bottom” fees after agreeing a 8.8% ...

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Lack of social care engagement costs lives during pandemic, inquiry told

A lack of engagement with social care cost lives during the pandemic, the Scottish Covid-19 ...

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Leader calls for new social care funding models

Tony Stein, chief executive of Healthcare Management Solutions, has said new funding models are needed ...

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Pandemic visiting restrictions for care homes were ‘cruel and punitive’

Visiting restrictions placed on care homes during the pandemic were “cruel and punitive”, the UK ...

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Care boss accuses local authorities of ‘blatant hypocrisy’ on fee levels

Renaissance Care chairman, Robert Kilgour, has accused Scottish local authorities of “blatant hypocrisy and double ...

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Government provides £20m boost for social care and unpaid carers

A £20 million investment in innovative projects to support people in adult social care and ...

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Overseas care worker restrictions come into force

New rules on overseas care worker visas have been introduced by the government today.

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Lords voice concerns over impact of health and social care visa restrictions

A cross-party House of Lords scrutiny committee has voiced concerns over restrictions to health and ...

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Care leader holds ‘constructive talks’ with shadow minister

Mike Padgham, chair of the Independent Care Group, has held “constructive talks” with shadow care ...

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NHS funded nursing care to rise by 7.4% from April

The rate paid for care homes for NHS funded nursing care (FNC) will increase by ...

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Commissioner calls for greater protection from care home evictions

The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland, Eddie Lynch, has called for stronger protection ...

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Spring Budget labelled ‘non-event’ for older people

Care leaders have slammed yesterday’s Spring Budget has a “non-event” for older people.

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Social care ‘forgotten’ as chancellor prioritises tax cuts and NHS

Social care was snubbed once more in the Spring Budget as chancellor Jeremy Hunt focused ...

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Care leader warns of ‘gaping chasm’ in social care funding ahead of Spring Budget

Sam Monaghan, chief executive of MHA, has warned of a “gaping chasm” between government funding ...

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New recycling rules will quadruple our waste costs, care homes say

New recycling rules to be introduced by the Welsh government next month will quadruple waste ...

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Chief medical officer explains policy to discharge Covid patients to care homes

Chief medical officer for Wales Sir Frank Atherton has explained why there was a deliberate ...

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Forget tax cuts, back social care, campaigners tell chancellor

Social care campaigners have urged chancellor Jeremy Hunt to forget tax cuts and provide urgently ...

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EXCLUSIVE: Workplace parking levy a ‘poll tax on wheels’, care leader says

Plans for a mandatory care parking levy for workers in Glasgow have been slammed as ...

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Welsh care homes were caught in ‘nightmare experiment’ during Covid

Care home in Wales were caught up in a nightmare ‘experiment’ during Covid, a leader ...

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SURVEY: Deadline nears to share your thoughts on new immigration rules

The deadline is approaching to share your thoughts on how government changes to immigration rules ...

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Migration committee warns of care worker exploitation risk

Government advisers have warned that changes to UK migrant rules risk “an increased risk of ...

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Mayoral candidate backs social care reform

Independent mayoral candidate for York and North Yorkshire, Keith Tordoff, has called for root and ...

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Care Forum Wales calls for government action on staffing crisis

Care Forum Wales has called for urgent action to combat the staffing crisis at care ...

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Leaders ask PM for more love for social care

A letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has launched a ‘campaign of love’ for social ...

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Local MP visits HC-One’s Darlington support office

Darlington MP Peter Gibson has visited HC-One’s support office in Darlington which provides services to ...

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Report calls for radical shift to caring closer to home

A major new report has called for a radical shift in the health and care ...

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Care England to champion change at annual conference

Championing Change is to be theme of the annual Care England conference on 14 March.

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Care group says council has axed its funding

The Independent Care Group (ICG) says City of York Council has axed its funding after ...

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Hampshire County Council approves £173m care home investment

Plans to invest over £173 million in care homes for older people have been approved ...

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Care group holds talks with council over funding threat

The Independent Care Group (ICG) is holding talks with City of York Council over a ...

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Care providers left to foot the bill in council funding settlement, says Hft

A 7.5% rise in council funding for 2024-25 will leave care providers footing the bill, ...

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Council to discuss £37m rise in social care funding

Proposals for a £37 million rise in funding for adult social care providers are to ...

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Care providers give guarded welcome to Labour’s social care plan

Social care providers have given a guarded welcome to the Labour Party’s reported priorities for ...

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Sturgeon says Boris Johnson was ‘wrong person to be prime minister’

Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said Boris Johnson was “wrong the person to ...

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EXCLUSIVE: Care leader calls for Sturgeon to ‘tell the truth’ on Covid testing

Renaissance Care founder Robert Kilgour has called on former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to “tell ...

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Overseas care worker dependants ban to come into force in mid-March

Overseas care workers will no longer be able to bring dependants to the UK as ...

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Former Scottish health secretary voices regret over Covid care home deaths

Former Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman has told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry she will regret ...

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Providers call for LA fee increases that meet the cost of care

Care providers in North Yorkshire are calling for local fee increases in 2024-25 that meet ...

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Welsh government announces £23m social care investment

The Welsh government has announced a combined £23 million investment in two social care facilities ...

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Nicola Sturgeon called Boris Johnson “a clown” during Covid, inquiry hears

Nicola Sturgeon called Boris Johnson a “clown” and said he was utterly incompetent during the ...

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Councils to receive £500m social care funding boost

Councils in England are to receive a £600 million support package, including £500 million for ...

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Thinktank presents social care reform choices for next government

Social care funding reform choices for the next government have been presented by a leading ...

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Hft urges Labour not to take charities for granted

Labour leader Keir Starmer has been urged not to take for charities for granted if ...

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Care home sector ‘hung out to dry’ during Covid, inquiry hears

Care homes were “hung out to dry” during the Covid pandemic, a sector leader has ...

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Political parties must ‘be brave’ on social care in manifestos

Care campaigners are calling on the main political parties to “be brave” and put social ...

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Council accused of planning ‘rock bottom’ care home fees

Care Forum Wales (CFW) has accused Denbighshire County Council of budgeting for “rock bottom” fees ...

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Liberal Democrats set out adult social care pledges

Deputy leader Daisy Cooper has set out the Liberal Democrats “ambitious” commitments to adult social ...

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Labour pledges to make National Care Service a reality

Labour shadow care minister Andrew Gwynne has vowed to make a National Care Service “not ...

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Social care system in sustained crisis despite ‘record government investment’, report finds

Financial and workforce pressures are forcing adult social care providers to turn down new admissions ...

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Government announces national career pathway for care workers

Wide ranging plans to improve career prospects for care workers have been announced by the ...

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Covid review calls for greater protection of care homes

A Covid review commissioned by the Isle of Man government has called for great protection ...

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Home Office clarifies rules on overseas care worker dependants

Overseas workers who apply for their Health and Social Care visa prior to new immigration ...

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Labour urged to ‘join the dots’ between NHS and social care

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to “join the dots” between health and ...

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Government urged to scrap ‘catastrophic’ migrant care worker plans

The government has been urged to scrap new visa rules for migrant care workers announced ...

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Campaigner calls for 2024 to be year of social care

A social care campaigner is calling on the UK to “care more in 2024” as ...

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Care England voices concern on changes to legal migration

Professor Martin Green, chief executive of Care England, has voiced his concerns over changes to ...

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Care England warns ‘many care services will close’ after 6.5% increase in council funding

A 6.5% rise in council funding for 2024/25 will mean the closure of many care ...

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Council plans care home closures as it bids to fill £50m budget gap

Nottingham City Council has announced plans to close two care homes as part of a ...

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Victoria Atkins says care providers ‘broadly relaxed’ about changes to visa rules

Health and social care secretary Victoria Atkins has said care providers are “broadly relaxed” about ...

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Migration Advisory Committee calls for higher wages for care workers

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has called for higher pay for care workers to fix ...

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Homecare Association publishes new minimum price for home care

The Homecare Association has published its minimum price for home care for the next financial ...

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North Wales councils accused of operating ‘fee-fixing’ cartel

Councils in North Wales have been accused of operated a “fee-fixing cartel” by social care ...

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Rishi Sunak says sorry to bereaved families at UK Covid-19 Inquiry

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was “deeply sorry” for all those who lost loved ...

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Delay to care costs cap a ‘stain on the nation’, says Sir Andrew Dilnot

A two-year delay on implementation of a lifetime cap on social care costs has been ...

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Boris Johnson denies wanting to ‘let Covid rip’

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has denied he wanted to “let Covid rip” during the ...

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Boris Johnson apologises to pandemic victims and their families

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologised for the pain and loss suffered by the victims ...

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Voices of Care addresses care sector challenges in second Care Managers Show episode

Leading care sector luminaries tackled the challenges facing social care in the second episode of ...

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Almost one in five councils facing bankruptcy, LGA warns

Almost one in five councils are likely of fairly likely to declare effective bankruptcy by ...

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Government announces plans to protect care home visiting

Plans to protect care home, hospital and hospice visiting have been published following a consultation.

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Care leaders call for workforce strategy after clamp down on overseas workers

Care leaders have called for a new workforce strategy to drive domestic recruitment after the ...

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Government to stop overseas care workers from bringing dependants

The government is to stop overseas care workers from bringing family dependants to the UK ...

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BREAKING NEWS: Home secretary to announce healthcare visa curbs

Home secretary James Cleverly is expected to announce curbs on healthcare visas in the House ...

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Government urged to learn lessons from Covid nightmare

Care leaders have urged the government to learn the lessons from the pandemic following the ...

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Former health secretary wanted foreign care workers dependants ban

Former health and social care secretary Steve Barclay wanted to stop foreign care workers bringing ...

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Government reveals funding allocations for emergency care fund

The government has revealed the funding allocations for a £40 million urgent and emergency care ...

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Leader says live-in care can help avoid ‘full-blown crisis’

A leading local care provider has called for the adoption of live-in care services to ...

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Matt Hancock admits ‘protective ring’ around care homes was broken

Former health and social care secretary Matt Hancock has admitted the “protective ring” he said ...

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Voices of Care talks to care sector luminaries at Care Managers Show

Leading care sector luminaries tackle the challenges facing social care and celebrate its great work ...

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Lords’ Bill seeks to enshrine care home visiting rights

A new Bill designed to protect the rights of families to visit their loved ones ...

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Care leaders warn immigration clampdown will mean fewer care workers

Care leaders have warned that Home Office proposals to crack down on immigration could deepen ...

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Care leaders ‘disappointed’ as social care left in cold again after Autumn Statement

Care leaders have expressed their disappointment after care for older people was once again overlooked ...

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Professor Sir Chris Whitty admits first Covid lockdown came too late

Chief medical officer for England Professor Chris Whitty has admitted the first Covid lockdown came ...

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Sir Patrick Vallance slams ‘lack of leadership’ during pandemic

Former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance has criticised the “lack of leadership” in government ...

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Health and social care secretary says no conflict of interest over husband’s sugar role

Newly appointed health and social secretary Victoria Atkins has batted away concerns over a potential ...

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Families not told of Covid ‘do not attempt CPR’ care home notices, Inquiry told

The families of care home residents were not told their relatives had ‘do not attempt ...

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Campaigners calls on chancellor to give social care £7bn

Campaigners have called on chancellor Jeremy Hunt to give an extra £7 billion a year ...

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Covid policy document restored following cover-up allegations

Links to are a key Scottish Covid policy document have been restored following allegations they ...

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