20 March, 2013
20 March, 2013
Commission finds that, while most older people are having their needs met, a number of hospitals and care homes need to make improvements and also highlights that small changes can make a big difference to people’s experience of care.
20 March, 2013
Committee welcomes government endorsement of Dilnot report and makes recommendations including ring fence to protect current level of funding available to social care.
19 March, 2013
New report from Joint Committee on Draft Care and Support Bill also warns that without greater integration with health and housing, and focus on prevention and early intervention, care and support system will be unsustainable.
18 March, 2013
Chancellor tells BBC that cap on social care costs, originally planned to be set at £75,000 and introduced in 2017, will now be introduced in 2016 at a level of £72,000.
18 March, 2013
New regulations that provide for eligiblity for a Blue Badge for those who are in receipt of personal independence payment at prescribed levels.
14 March, 2013
13 March, 2013
New regulations make amendments so as to increase amount for personal requirements to £23.90 and to disregard earnings when calculating how much a person is liable to pay for accommodation made under part 3 of the National Assistance Act 1948.
27 February, 2013
Issue 23 of Department of Health's Social Care bulletin is now available.
26 February, 2013
New report published by the Alzheimer's Society also shows that only 41 per cent of relatives surveyed reported that their loved ones enjoyed good quality of life.
19 February, 2013
New regulations require managers of domiciliary care agencies in Wales to hold a required qualification and to be registered with the Care Council for Wales.
14 February, 2013
Department of Health publishes letter that confirms final adults’ personal social services specific revenue and capital grant funding for local authorities for the period 2013/2014.
13 February, 2013
Review shows that 74 per cent of the 250 services inspected are meeting all five of the National standards, however, on many occasions, people received no prior notice that they would be visited by a care worker they didn’t know.
12 February, 2013
Leading organisations issue responses to government's announcement on social care costs.
11 February, 2013
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt sets out plans in statement to Commons.
11 February, 2013
Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill includes measures to introduce equivalent rights for carers so that people who care for someone would get similar rights to the people they care for.
11 February, 2013
Two new statutory instruments in relation to National Assistance in Scotland.
8 February, 2013
New Carers UK poll also shows that 67 per cent of UK adults said they would either be unable or would struggle to pay household bills if they had to give up work to care and rely on the current level of state help for carers.
5 February, 2013
CSV, Regional Voices, NAVCA and National Voices launch new drive to raise awareness amongst local people and community groups about how they can play a greater role in shaping their services.
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