26 July, 2011
20 July, 2011
New regulations give local authorities in Wales a discretionary power to impose a reasonable charge upon adult recipients of non-residential social care services where those services are provided or secured by a local authority.
20 July, 2011
New regulations make provision for direct payments to be made in respect of certain social care services to carers or services.
18 July, 2011
Department of Health publishes handbook which sets out details of social care measures, with examples to minimise inconsistency in reporting and interpretation.
18 July, 2011
Department of Health publishes report which examines costs including project management, system development, workforce development and support planning.
12 July, 2011
Government publishes paper which sets out plans to encourage innovation and give people more choice and control over the services they use.
7 July, 2011
7 July, 2011
Leading organisations issue responses to publication of the Commission on Funding of Care and Support final report.
6 July, 2011
5 July, 2011
Following publication of Dilnot Commission recommendations government aims to create system that provides high quality, personalised care and gives people more choice and control.
4 July, 2011
Commission on Funding of Care and Support publishes its report which also recommends raising means test threshold, below which people become eligible for state funded residential care, from £23,250 to £100,000.
1 July, 2011
Statement to parliament on revised list of duties, following public consultation, by Minister for Decentralisation Greg Clark.
1 July, 2011
System will require more funding from government to work, says Andrew Dilnot, head of Commission of Funding Care and Support.
1 July, 2011
New report published by IPPR explores issue of home-based social care and provides policymakers and commissioners with information on what makes good quality care.
1 July, 2011
New reports published which examine long-term care funding and the relationship between the social care system and disability benefits.
1 July, 2011
Health Secretary outlines role boards will play in bringing together councillors, clinical commissioning groups and local communities to ensure public experience more joined-up healthcare.
1 July, 2011
Carers UK publishes survey which examines the impacts on employers and employees of managing caring at a distance.
29 June, 2011
Bill commences Committee stage within House of Commons.
28 June, 2011
New regulations that enable a local authority in England to authorise another person, or that person’s employees, to exercise social services functions for the purposes of participation in an adult social work practice pilot or a right to control pilot.
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