12 July, 2012
12 July, 2012
New The King's Fund publication explains how the Act became law, through to the development of the 2010 White Paper Liberating the NHS to the passage of the Bill through Parliament.
12 July, 2012
Department for Work and Pensions publishes consultation that seeks views on the impact that closing the Independent Living Fund in 2015 would have on users, local authorities and care and support systems.
12 July, 2012
Department of Health publishes factsheets that explain key topics covered by the draft Care and Support Bill.
11 July, 2012
Proposals for reform issued alongside draft Care and Support Bill which creates a single law for adult care and support.
11 July, 2012
Government publishes response to consultation on areas of the current charging arrangements for residential social care.
11 July, 2012
9 July, 2012
Critics say government needs to provide more information on how it will fund cap on social care costs and when it will be introduced, ahead of White Paper due to be published on Wednesday, reports bbc.co.uk.
6 July, 2012
New UK Homecare Association 'Care is not a commodity' report also shows that one in ten visits were commissioned for 15 minutes or shorter.
5 July, 2012
BBC reports on Health Minister's speech to Northern Ireland Assembly outlining greater influence for GPs in how community care is delivered, alongside individual budgets for care recipients.
3 July, 2012
NHS publishes consultation that sets out proposals for new adult social care data collections taking account of the changing context for adult social care.
29 June, 2012
New consultation on proposed regulations to enable the delivery of the Right to Control Trailblazers for a further 12 months from December 2012.
28 June, 2012
First quarterly report includes interactive graphs and maps, containing information on how different sectors are performing and which areas are causing concern.
27 June, 2012
New regulations make provision in relation to the membership, appointment and functions of the Healthwatch England Committee of the Care Quality Commission.
27 June, 2012
Age UK and Carers UK warn that current care system needs urgent reform so that family carers don't find themselves unable to reconcile work and caring responsibilities due to poor state support.
27 June, 2012
Welsh Government announces that regulations have come into force detailing how local authorities must allow carers of disabled children to take the short breaks they are legally entitled to.
26 June, 2012
New discussion paper considers options including restriction of winter fuel payments and free TV licences to those on pension credit.
26 June, 2012
Health Minister launches new 'Responsibility Deal' pledge that sets out suggestion such as taking a flexible approach to start/finish times and shift patterns and offering a phased return to work.
25 June, 2012
New Care Quality Commission review shows that many failings are a result of care that is not centred on the individual or tailored to their needs.
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