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OakNorth report shows headwinds and investor appetite

OakNorth’s sector pulse report has shone light on the difficult situation faced by the care ...

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Parliamentary inquiry into young adult carers

MPs are launching an inquiry to investigate why young adult carers are being locked out ...

1 week

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Care leaders react to Spending Review

There was a flurry of comment this afternoon after chancellor Rachel reeves delivered the government’s ...

1 week

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Homecare Association report reveals care commissioning problems

A Homecare Association report of local authorities commissioning home care revealed that 27% of contracts ...

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Leaders discuss tackling domestic abuse in health and social care

Leading voices from across health, social care and the third sector joined in a round ...

3 weeks

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Immigration changes will ‘decimate’ the care industry

The care sector has continued to raise concerns in response to the Government’s Immigration White Paper, ...

1 month

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Fury as Government bans overseas care workers

The government has been accused of ‘kicking the care sector when it is already down’ ...

1 month

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Dementia UK hosts ‘Time for a Cuppa’ tea party in parliament

MPs including Justin Madders, Employment, Rights, Competition and Markets Minister; Ed Argar, Shadow Secretary of ...

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How to run a quality-first service

Sue Sheath, director of regulation and quality improvement at Barchester, provides advice on how to ...

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93% of healthcare investors look to deploy capital into the sector

CBRE’s 2025 UK Healthcare Sentiment Survey reveals investment demand is set to rise in the ...

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Cutting-edge technology introduced in social care

Care leaders will be trained to use the latest technology to improve patient care, free ...

2 months

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Sector reacts as Commons rejects Lords social care amendment

As the House of Commons rejects the amendment which would have exempted social care providers ...

3 months

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Lords vote to exempt social care from National Insurance hike

The House of Lords yesterday voted to exempt social care providers from the National Insurance ...

4 months

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Care professionals protest against government’s neglect of sector

Care operators and workers gathered for Providers Unite's rally today in Westminster to protest the ...

4 months

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Support grows for NI funding plan

Care industry leaders and more 60 cross-party MPs are backing a new funding plan suggested ...

4 months

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Dalton appointed as health minister

Ashley Dalton has been appointed as am under-secretary of state in the Department of Health ...

4 months

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Care England announces its National Water Tender

Care England is launching a National Water Tender “to cut water costs so providers can ...

4 months

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Care sector to stage London demonstration

roviders Unite, a coalition of care sector individuals and organisations, is organising a demonstration on ...

5 months

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Government launches adult social care commission

The care sector has welcomed the establishment of an independent commission to reform adult social ...

6 months

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Industry leaders react to the Local Government Finance Settlement

The Government Finance Settlement (LGFS) has revealed an additional £200 million in funding, bringing the ...

6 months

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LGA calls for 10-year plan for adult social care

The Local Government Association has called on the government to co-create a 10-year plan for ...

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Government allocates funding for unpaid carers

The DHSC is spending £22.6 million, through the Accelerating Reform Fund in projects across the ...

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Campaign for FCA fines to fund hospice shortfalls

MPs and peers, along with 30 hospices, have rallied behind a campaign for FCA fines ...

7 months

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Government’s Older People’s Housing Taskforce publishes report

The government today published the report from its Older People’s Housing Taskforce, which contains key ...

7 months

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National Insurance rises could cause 10% care fees rise

Huge wage bills in the wake of changes to employers’ national insurance contributions could cripple ...

7 months

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Care providers call for NI review to prevent “systematic collapse”

More than 125 adult care providers and sector bodies have united to call for an ...

7 months

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Chancellor to increase social care spending

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has allocated extra funding for local government to spend on social care.

8 months

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Care workers get £4k real-terms pay cut since 2010, data shows

GMB estimates real-terms pay cuts have affected more than 300,000 care workers identified in the ...

9 months

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REACTION: Wes Streeting’s ‘encouraging’ Labour Party Conference appearance

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care emphasised the need to address the ...

9 months

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New white paper sets out ‘low-cost, high-impact’ solutions to fix social care

The white paper outlines seven key recommendations to guide the focus and reforms needed in ...

9 months

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‘It’s got to be deliverable’, says Starmer on delayed social care charging reform

The Prime Minister insisted that the long-delayed £86,000 cap on care costs will be in ...

9 months

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DARZI REPORT: ‘Impossible to fix NHS without high-quality social care,’ says Vic Rayner

With a new report published today on the health of the National Health Service (NHS), ...

9 months

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Wales gets cabinet overhaul, including new health minister

'The changes I am announcing today offer stability, draw on experience, and bring our collective ...

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Scottish health minister visits care home resident on 100th birthday

He also met resident Myra Davidson (84) to congratulate her on achieving an NVQ qualification ...

9 months

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Care sector can’t be fixed without wage rises, says trade union

Unison has also called for a credible workforce strategy and an end to the exploitation ...

9 months

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Scottish health minister denies trying to ‘buy Oasis tickets’ in dementia meeting

The Sunday Mail claimed he made a joke about being 'Half the World Away' from ...

10 months

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Labour explains why it scrapped Dilnot’s ‘undeliverable’ care cost cap

'We will have to ensure that we offer a national care service, along with a ...

10 months

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Labour must ‘show they mean to do something’ about care crisis, urges expert

ICG chair Mike Padgham urged the government to end 'scandal' of 1.6 million Brits living ...

10 months

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Local authority adult social care spend up £1.5bn in 2023-24

Adult social care spend was up 7% year on year, for a total of £23.3 ...

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England makes sprinklers mandatory in care homes following Grenfell inquiry

This comes 'in response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s phase one recommendations', as revealed by ...

10 months

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As care worker visas drop 81%, Martin Green calls situation ‘untenable’

The shift follows Rishi Sunak's move to ban health and care workers bringing 'dependants' with ...

10 months

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‘Lives being destroyed’ as care worker exploitation increases 500% in three years

The Royal College of Nursing said that migrant workers are at particular risk of exploitation ...

10 months

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Majority of Brits happy to pay more taxes to fix social care, research shows

Among the many suggested improvements for the sector, the public most backs the idea of ...

10 months

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Public raises £60k to replace carer’s car destroyed in UK race riots

Nigerian student Brendan Nwabichie finished a 12-hour shift only to find his car entirely burnt ...

11 months

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Care workers ‘targeted’ in England’s ‘far-right racist’ riots, warns CQC

It is 'completely unacceptable' that health and care workers should be 'prevented from delivering care ...

11 months

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Home care fee rates ‘dangerously low’, warns Homecare Association

The organisation said fees are failing to keep pace with rising wages and costs, risking ...

11 months

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Labour scraps care cost reform, accuses Tories of ‘covering up’ £22bn shortfall

By axing the long-planned cap on care costs, which had its genesis in a 2011 ...

11 months

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REACTION: CQC’s ‘devastating approach’ as government lambasts regulator

Wes Streeting admitted the Care Quality Commission is 'not fit for purpose', something the sector ...

11 months

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BREAKING NEWS: Wes Streeting admits CQC is ‘not fit for purpose’ in wake of damning government report

'I have been stunned by the extent of the failings of the institution that is ...

11 months

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EXCLUSIVE: UK workforce policy ‘cannot rely on immigration’, says Labour peer

Labour peer Baroness Andrews, former chair of the Adult Social Care Committee, discusses the social ...

11 months

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Welsh health minister Eluned Morgan to become country’s first female leader

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: 'Eluned brings with her a wealth of experience and track-record ...

11 months

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Government urged to refurbish ‘outdated’ sheltered housing for older Brits

Demand comes as part of an inquiry by the All-Party Parliament Group (APPG) on Housing ...

11 months

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Council home care spend up 25% as NHS frees up beds, ADASS report shows

Elsewhere, 99% of surveyed directors agreed that increased NHS pressures in 2023/24 will result in ...

11 months

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Wes Streeting explains how NHS and care could make UK billions

The new health and care minister explained exactly how he foresees the sector boosting the ...

12 months

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OPINION: Nugent CEO’s ‘cautious optimism’ for new Labour government

'The basics need to be done well before the grander-scale plans can be built on ...

12 months

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OPINION: Health and Care Worker visas – too much of a good thing?

Denise Osterwald, legal director for law firm Birketts, weighs up the debate on using international ...

12 months

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Sunak and Starmer announce further changes to health and care cabinets

Helen Whately departs while Stephen Kinnock and Karin Smyth are incoming DHSC ministers working with ...

12 months

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Priti Patel joins Essex care home reopening event after 18-month refurb

The much-needed renovations were funded by Outlook Care, a not-for-profit company and provider of learning ...

12 months

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Keir Starmer appoints new health and social care secretary as cabinet named

'From today, the policy of this department is that the NHS is broken,' said the ...

12 months

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BREAKING NEWS: Britain welcomes new PM Keir Starmer as Labour wins election

The new PM said: 'It feels good, I have to be honest. Four and a ...

12 months

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Right at Home urges sector to keep campaigning for reform post-election

The company has created a template letter for providers to use to encourage MPs to ...

12 months

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Over 1 in 50 Brits provides more than 50 hours of unpaid care a week

The North of England is hit worst, with around 3% of people giving over 50 ...

12 months

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Public urged to address social care with election candidates on doorstep

A care sector campaigner is calling on members of the public to take parliamentary candidates ...

12 months

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Parties accused of ‘conspiracy of silence’ around plans for public spending

The UK is set to hold its General Election on 4 July, with almost all ...

12 months

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Wes Streeting drops hints on health and care policies NOT in Labour manifesto

The shadow health and care minister also said the parties need to 'work together to ...

1 year

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‘Little detail and no timetable’: Care sector reacts to Labour manifesto

'There is real concern that the urgency for reform is not picked up in this ...

1 year

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Labour to pledge £12 minimum wage for care workers in today’s manifesto

The move would mean care workers across the country are paid at least £12 an ...

1 year

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Tories lambasted for manifesto’s ‘meagre 13 lines’ on social care

Martin Green, Vic Rayner and Karolina Gerlich have their say on the Conservative Party's 'disappointing' ...

1 year

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Martin Green ‘welcomes’ Labour’s plan to wean care sector off foreign staff reliance

Labour last week revealed plans to reduce the health and care sector's reliance on international ...

1 year

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All the details as Lib Dems launch 2024 manifesto ahead of General Election

'This is the healthcare election for the Liberal Democrats,' confirmed party leader Ed Davey.

1 year

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‘What happens to my son when I’m gone?’ asks Lib Dem leader and carer Ed Davey in emotional interview

This comes as the Liberal Democrats emphasise once again their commitment to 'free personal care' ...

1 year

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‘Put dementia on the agenda,’ demands Dementia UK in election manifesto

'The number of people living with dementia is set to increase to over one million ...

1 year

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EXCLUSIVE: Care sector needs more than politicians ‘throwing money’ at it, says Nadra Ahmed

'Investment in one part of the system without the other renders it futile,' said the ...

1 year

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Lib Dem leader Ed Davey appears on social care podcast

Five million people in England and Wales over the age of five were providing unpaid ...

1 year

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RCN chief exec Pat Cullen steps down to stand in General Election

The RCN is seeking applicants for its permanent general secretary and chief executive.

1 year

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GENERAL ELECTION 2024: Care sector reacts to Sunak’s call for 4 July election day

Sunak and rival Kier Starmer will go head to head over the coming weeks in ...

1 year

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Country finally gets election date as Labour predicted to topple Tory rule

A disgruntled Tory MP told the BBC: 'Labour MPs are happy. We're not. That tells ...

1 year

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‘You can’t fix the NHS without fixing social care,’ warns Lib Dems’ Daisy Cooper

The party spokesperson for health and care also said the Tories have done 'next to ...

1 year

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Scottish government provides £9.2m funding to support independent living

Over £9.2 million is being given to third-sector organisations in Scotland over the next three ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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Government announces death certificate reforms

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

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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.

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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% ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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.

1 year

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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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