22 January, 2014
22 January, 2014
DoH and the financial services industry issue statement of intent to work together to help people plan and prepare for the costs of their long term care.
21 January, 2014
New DWP and DoH-funded study advocates activities for benefit claimants with, or at risk of, developing depression or anxiety, to 'build belief in capability for work and increase emotional resilience to the setbacks people face when job seeking'.
21 January, 2014
'Closing the Gap' sets out 25 priorities for change in how children and adults with mental health problems are supported and cared for.
21 January, 2014
However, Commission into Welsh public services concludes that number of local authorities should be cut from the current 22 to between 10 and 12.
21 January, 2014
Local Government Ombudsman urges councils to consider importance of complying with the Water Resale Order by clearly explaining to tenants how it calculates their water rates when it demands payment.
16 January, 2014
15 January, 2014
New Communities and Local Government Committee report commends Ombudsman for 'concerted effort to improve and become more accountable, efficient and transparent' but also recommends improvements including external review of new processes and case-handling targets.
15 January, 2014
Guardian social care network article, by director of the International Longevity Centre UK care funding advice network, says that provisions could take £1bn from care companies leading to poorer services.
15 January, 2014
New blog sets out issues being considered by independent Barker Commission to explore whether post-war settlement, with separate systems for health and social care, remains fit for purpose.
10 January, 2014
New report from Dying Matters, the National Council for Palliative Care and the National Bereavement Alliance also highlights concerns re impact of bedroom tax on those who have been bereaved.
10 January, 2014
Amendment to the Children and Families Bill a 'hugely positive step' for disabled children and young people and their families, say campaigners
9 January, 2014
James Sage also warns that the Employment Appeal Tribunal decision in Whittlestone v BJP Home Support Limited is 'a stark reminder to care providers of the duty to pay staff the national minimum wage, taking into account travel time and when someone works over night on a sleepover shift'.
7 January, 2014
Scottish Minister for Young People Aileen Campbell announces new provision to be introduced through the Children and Young People Bill.
3 January, 2014
'Top tips' aimed at improving the commissioning of home care services published by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services.
19 December, 2013
Local Government Ombudsman finds that London Borough of Ealing failed to respond to family's concerns about the care home's treatment of the woman who suffered from dementia and Parkinson’s disease.
18 December, 2013
New figures from Health and Social Care Information Centre also show that number of new enquiries made to social service departments was up one per cent over the same period.
17 December, 2013
New study commissioned by the Care and Support Alliance finds that social workers have been ordered to unofficially apply tougher eligibility tests to those who would until recently have received social care.
16 December, 2013
Briefing, ahead of today's Care Bill second reading in House of Commons, sets out 'ten myths about changes in social care'.
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