7 October, 2013
7 October, 2013
New report by Leonard Cheshire Disability also highlights that over the past five years the proportion of visits of 15 minutes or less has risen by 15 per cent.
30 September, 2013
Welsh Government is seeking views on its proposals to introduce an outcomes based inspection regime, a service based regulatory regime and a national institute of care and support.
26 September, 2013
Coming into effect from November 2013, the framework brings together into one inspection: child protection; services for looked after children and care leavers; and local authority fostering and adoption services.
20 September, 2013
Plans aimed at removing the barriers facing disabled people in Wales have been unveiled by the Welsh Government.
19 September, 2013
New provisional data from Health, Social Care and Information Centre shows that local authorities across England spent £17.1bn on adult social care in 2012-2013 as compared to £17.2bn in 2011-2012.
19 September, 2013
17 September, 2013
Care Quality Commission comments on findings of survey of 13,000 people revealing that 'too many people who use community mental health services are not being involved in decisions about their own care'.
13 September, 2013
New rules will allow certain local authorities to provide direct payments for residential care beyond the current restrictions which mean that they can't be used for residential accommodation for more than four consecutive weeks in any 12 month period.
12 September, 2013
New Health and Social Care Information Centre figures show that, in 2012-2013, a total of 173,000 safeguarding alerts and 112,000 safeguarding referrals were reported for vulnerable adults aged 18 and over in England.
10 September, 2013
New blog from Think Local Act Personal's Self Directed Support Lead Martin Routledge.
5 September, 2013
New statutory instrument makes provision for the Care Quality Commission to be able to have a larger board to accommodate the appointment of three new chief inspectors, for hospitals, social care, and general practice.
5 September, 2013
Department of Health announces that 52 voluntary sector projects have been awarded a share of the funding.
5 September, 2013
New Think Local Act Personal report, co-produced by young carers and written in their own words, explores making personalisation real for young people who take on caring responsibilities for family members.
3 September, 2013
Mental Health Minimum Data Set reports, which provide information about mental health services provided in hospitals, outpatient clinics and community settings, to move from quarterly to monthly publication.
29 August, 2013
Remploy has announced that no acceptable offers had been made for its furniture business and its sites in Blackburn, Sheffield, and Neath will close, with 160 disabled employees at risk of compulsory redundancy.
29 August, 2013
Resolution Foundation report shows that real pay levels of domiciliary care workers do not reflect the hours they work - in practice often lose at least £1 an hour because they are not paid separately for the time spent travelling between appointments and because home visits often take longer than the time allocated by the employer.
28 August, 2013
Nuffield Trust report looks at what personal health budgets are, how they will work in practice, and the issues they raise.
27 August, 2013
New Department of Health report makes recommendations highlighting the economic and social benefits of supporting carers in the workplace.
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