Community care news and case law

4 August, 2022

Government has not come close to rescuing social care and must inject immediate funding ‘in the order of several billions each year’, say MPs

Levelling Up Committee adds that White Paper is nothing more than a vision with 'no roadmap, no timetable, no milestones, and no measures of success'

27 July, 2022

Court of Appeal rules that a local authority was wrong to decide that it could not, as a matter of law, continue to provide funding for holidays and recreational activities to two disabled adults

BG & Anor, R (On the Application Of) v Suffolk County Council [2022] EWCA Civ 1047

26 July, 2022

Public Services Ombudsman for Wales finds council at fault for failure to monitor third-party supported living services in the months before resident died

While earlier intervention may not have altered the final outcome, ‘several opportunities to intervene were lost’, says Ombudsman

21 July, 2022

Ombudsman finds Croydon Council and local health services at fault for failing to provide Mental Health Act aftercare services that led to delayed PIP claim and deterioration in mental health

Complaint to Ombudsman results in compensation award of £7,000 for lost entitlement to PIP and a further £7,250 in relation to the injustice experienced by complainant and her parent carers

19 July, 2022

Without immediate and substantial government help, rising demand combined with existing pressures on social care will lead to ‘the most difficult winter ever experienced'

Association of Directors of Adult Social Services warning highlights increase in requests for support from people with mental health issues, domestic abuse and safeguarding concerns, and problems due to breakdown of unpaid carer arrangements

8 July, 2022

Government announces delay to introduction of social care reforms that would give all self-funders the right to access care at lower local authority rates

Following concerns expressed in response to recent consultation exercise, Social Care Minister confirms that the government will take a 'staged approach' to its planned extension of Section 18(3) of the Care Act 2014

8 July, 2022

MSPs launch consultation on the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

Vews sought on the general principles and financial implications of the Bill that will allow Scottish Ministers to transfer social care responsibility from local authorities to a new, national service

1 July, 2022

Treatment of cost of living payments in local authority assessments of the amounts individuals are required to contribute towards their care and support

New statutory instrument

27 June, 2022

Government’s social care charging reforms are ‘significantly’ underfunded and could tip councils over the edge, warns LGA

Highlighting the already increasing waiting times for assessments, care and reviews, LGA calls for a higher proportion of the health and social care levy to be spent on social care

24 June, 2022

NHS survey shows that unpaid carers ‘are at breaking point’, says Carers UK

Chief Executive urges government to implement urgent ‘Recovery and Respite’ plan in light of sharp drop in services allowing unpaid carers to take a break from caring for more than 24 hours

21 June, 2022

Scottish Government publishes Bill to transfer social care responsibility from local authorities to new National Care Service

National Care Service (Scotland) Bill also includes provision for rights to breaks for unpaid carers and visiting rights for care home residents

17 June, 2022

High Court of Northern Ireland rules that a Health Trust was not in breach of its statutory duties to provide social care when it failed to deliver an agreed care package due to staff shortages

JR138, Re Application for Judicial Review [2022] NIQB 46

16 June, 2022

Department of Health and Social Care publishes response to consultation on supporting local authorities to prepare for implementing the cap on social care costs ahead of its October 2023 rollout

While local authorities and other stakeholders have highlighted significant concerns, government says that respondents were generally supportive of the policy principles and the aims of the reforms

9 June, 2022

Ombudsman recommends council pays £3,000 compensation to stroke survivor after taking 12 months to set up direct payments to fund her care

Worcestershire Council found at fault for taking too long to complete a care assessment and for then blaming the disabled person for not co-operating with its officers

6 June, 2022

Welsh Government confirms allocation of £4.5 million to continue the Carers Support Fund for a further three years

Continuation of funding will provide grants of up to £300 to carers to pay for food and basic essential items during the cost of living crisis

1 June, 2022

Almost 200,000 additional financial and care needs assessments will be needed as a result of government’s social care reforms

County Councils Network report highlights likely shortfall in proposed funding to meet this and other impacts of the reforms, and calls for a phased introduction to give local authorities enough time to mitigate challenges they present

20 May, 2022

Ombudsman highlights good practice recommendations for local authorities and local service providers to promote equal access for people with disabilities

Using examples of poor practice complaints investigations, Ombudsman draws out key message that services must anticipate needs of people with disabilities so that 'needs can be met before they even come through the door, pick up the phone or write a letter'

13 May, 2022

ADASS research finds that more than half a million adults are now waiting for social care assessments, services or reviews in England

Survey of local authorities reveals seven-fold increase in number of hours of care that could not be delivered due to staff shortages since Spring 2021

12 May, 2022

Uprating of payments in respect of NHS funded nursing care provided in care homes in England 2022/2023

New statutory instrument

Page 7 of 109 pages
‹ Previous
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Next ›