15 February, 2012
9 February, 2012
[2012] EWCA Civ 79
8 February, 2012
Health Select Committee report highlights that joined up services are key to securing better outcomes for older people and other vulnerable groups, and to delivering efficiency savings for NHS.
8 February, 2012
Care Quality Commission publishes reports from review of services for people with learning disabilities which shows that services are failing to provide patient-centred care.
7 February, 2012
Ability of English councils to consider their finances when assessing people for social care challenged at Supreme Court, reports bbc.co.uk.
7 February, 2012
Department of Health publishes estimates of how 2010/2011 spend by primary care trusts would be deployed under new commissioning arrangements proposed in Health and Social Care bill.
7 February, 2012
[2012] EWCA Civ 66
7 February, 2012
Social Care Institute for Excellence publishes new guides for care home providers which include information about how safeguarding in care homes should be central to commissioning process.
6 February, 2012
Economic and Social Research Council research shows that healthcare providers must avoid taking a 'blanket view' of how to help older people cope with ageing process.
2 February, 2012
Amendments include NHS Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups having stronger duties to promote patient involvement in their own care.
1 February, 2012
Paper published by Department of Health discusses how personal health budgets are relevant to people receiving NHS Continuing Healthcare and how they change healthcare pathway.
30 January, 2012
Age UK publishes Care Crisis 2012 report that shows that as a result of falling spending thousands of people who need care do not receive any formal support.
27 January, 2012
[2012] EWHC 17 (Admin)
26 January, 2012
New tool developed by Ofsted to produce pre-inspection data briefings to support contact, referral and assessment inspections, and safeguarding looked after children inspections.
25 January, 2012
Report argues that there needs to be more integration between health and social care to reduce number of people needing hospital treatment, which is often more expensive.
25 January, 2012
New Social Services Bill will give users a legal set of rights, and offer more chances for people to be in charge of their own care budgets, reports bbc.co.uk.
24 January, 2012
[2012] EWHC 37 (Admin)
18 January, 2012
Grant provides financial assistance for housing adaptations to help older and disabled people continue living in their homes for longer.
17 January, 2012
Ministers call on councils to make use of New Deal for Older People to enable choice and control over where people live, so they are not pressured to sell their home or move into residential care.
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