27 September, 2023
25 September, 2023
Annual review of social care complaints also recommends extending the types of cases that can be investigated to include all aspects of social care in every setting
8 September, 2023
Funding for 2023/2024 represents first tranche of £102 million extra funding announced in April 2023 'Next Steps to Put People at the Heart of Care' plan
10 August, 2023
R (on the application of Worcestershire County Council) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2023] UKSC 31
2 August, 2023
Public health think tank also warns that, 'in using money originally earmarked for wider reform, the government is acknowledging the end of its broader ambitions for social care'
18 July, 2023
Views sought on 'immediate and practical measures' including raising awareness of assistive technology and ensuring businesses are aware of disabled people’s needs
23 June, 2023
RW v Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead [2023] EWHC 1449 (Admin)
21 June, 2023
ADASS survey also finds that more than a third of the more than 200,000 people waiting for a care assessment have been waiting for more than six months
15 June, 2023
Letter to Health and Social Care Minister raises concerns about failure to accept recommendations including to publish a 10-year-plan for how the government’s ‘vision’ in the People at the Heart of Care White Paper will be achieved
15 June, 2023
Issuing a rare Adverse Findings Notice, Ombudmsan also shares details of his findings with the Care Quality Commission
12 June, 2023
Outcomes for social care users and their carers will be successfully achieved if plan leads to improvements in 'access to information, advice and advocacy, access to quality support, and control and involvement for supported people over how it is delivered'
8 June, 2023
New report also sets out proposals for charging reforms, including changes to the means test and a lifetime cap on care costs, as part of a new 'national care guarantee'
8 June, 2023
Inquiry will amplify the voices of young carers and their families and must lead to more support, says Parliamentary Group chair
26 May, 2023
CQC says pilots will be a key activity to ensure that its approach to local authority assessment is as meaningful and effective as possible
3 May, 2023
HL, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Health And Social Care [2023] EWHC 866 (Admin)
3 May, 2023
Provisions within Bill include requiring government to commission an independent assessment of the support available to unpaid carers, and of their employment rights
27 April, 2023
Following provider's refusal to comply with recommendations to apologise to the resident's family and pay compensation, Ombudsman also issues a rare Adverse Findings Notice
17 April, 2023
Permanent Secretary of Northern Ireland's Department of Health urged to develop new, cross-departmental proposals to address the challenges faced by unpaid carers in health, social care, welfare, housing and employment
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