20 October, 2022
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
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
22 September, 2022
However, Chancellor says that funding for health and social care services will be maintained at the same level as if the measures had been kept in place
5 September, 2022
Responding to new analysis from Age UK, social care campaigners call for government to provide urgent cash injection to social care system to address increasing pressures caused by funding and staff shortages
1 September, 2022
Warning issued after Leeds City Council found to be at fault for allowing care provider to have contract with woman to make up the difference between what it received from council and its private rate
25 August, 2022
Based on lessons from complaints received, guidance sets out key good practice points for financial assessment practitioners in local authorities
18 August, 2022
Social Services Minister says the proposal aims to 'further strengthen the voice and control of service users and their carers'
9 August, 2022
Proposals seek to 'balance the principles of funding certainty, transparency, robustness and fairness’
8 August, 2022
Responding to councils' concerns about funding shortfalls and their ability to meet government's timetable, Local Government Association writes to Secretary of State to call for reforms to be put back to April 2024
5 August, 2022
Situation is deteriorating rapidly, with system buckling under unprecedented pressures, says Association of Directors of Adult Social Services
5 August, 2022
Council ordered to award compensation totalling £8,550 and to review its direct payments policy
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