17 November, 2022
15 November, 2022
P, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Croydon [2022] EWHC 2886 (Admin)
15 November, 2022
Autumn survey of social services directors also shows that adult social care is in a 'significantly worse position going into this winter than last year'
11 November, 2022
Group highlights need for a 'transparent and honest' national conversation about the funding required to deliver the new Service and whether the people of Wales are prepared to pay for it
8 November, 2022
Carers UK calls on government to fund a National Carers Strategy for England, with matched funding for the UK Nations, that includes medium and long-term plans to improve the lives of unpaid carers
3 November, 2022
Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman recommends Slough Borough Council pay woman £3,300 to compensate for her distress
28 October, 2022
26 October, 2022
New legislation resets contribution rates at their pre-April 2022 level from 6 November 2022
21 October, 2022
Annual 'State of Care' report finds that large numbers of people are stuck in hospital due to lack of social care, and that people's inability to access primary care services is exacerbating pressure on urgent and emergency care services
20 October, 2022
Ombudsman orders council to pay £2,500 for the distress and risk of harm to which the woman was exposed, and £7,220 for the services she missed out on
20 October, 2022
Ombudsman decision finds council had breached Care Act 2014 duties for it to be satisfied that a third party is able and willing to pay additional costs of any preferred accommodation
17 October, 2022
Annual public services ‘stocktake’ warns that pressures including substantial unmet demand, additional costs of social care charging reform and workforce shortages mean that current spending is unlikely to be sustainable
14 October, 2022
New report's recommendations include that DHSC should work with departments across government to address issues that contribute towards poor health, such as education, employment, benefits, and transport
13 October, 2022
12 October, 2022
Ombudsman warns that this trend indicates a 'growing disconnect' between the care to which people are entitled and the ability of councils to meet those needs
7 October, 2022
Funding designed to provide increase of around 12 per cent in hourly rate of carers employed directly by disabled people
6 October, 2022
County Councils Network warns of 'perfect storm' of financial and workforce pressures being faced by local authorities and that failure to delay the reforms could make them 'unworkable at inception'
27 September, 2022
22 September, 2022
New Adult Social Care Discharge Fund will inform further government action from next year to 'rebalance' funding across health and care
