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19 March, 2013

Plan to cap social care costs may leave local authorities open to ‘deluge of disputes’, say MPs

New report from Joint Committee on Draft Care and Support Bill also warns that without greater integration with health and housing, and focus on prevention and early intervention, care and support system will be unsustainable.

18 March, 2013

Social care cap to be introduced from 2016

Chancellor tells BBC that cap on social care costs, originally planned to be set at £75,000 and introduced in 2017, will now be introduced in 2016 at a level of £72,000.

18 March, 2013

Blue Badge eligibility for personal independence payment claimants in Wales

New regulations that provide for eligiblity for a Blue Badge for those who are in receipt of personal independence payment at prescribed levels.

14 March, 2013

Care service struggling to meet needs of people with dementia, says Care Quality Commission

Second 'Care Update' also highlights concerns around the quality of services for people with mental health issues and learning disabilities.

13 March, 2013

National assistance sums for personal requirements and assessment of resources

New regulations make amendments so as to increase amount for personal requirements to £23.90 and to disregard earnings when calculating how much a person is liable to pay for accommodation made under part 3 of the National Assistance Act 1948.

27 February, 2013

Social Care Bulletin February 2013

Issue 23 of Department of Health's Social Care bulletin is now available.

26 February, 2013

80 per cent of people living in care homes have either dementia or severe memory problems

New report published by the Alzheimer's Society also shows that only 41 per cent of relatives surveyed reported that their loved ones enjoyed good quality of life.

19 February, 2013

Domiciliary Care Agencies (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

New regulations require managers of domiciliary care agencies in Wales to hold a required qualification and to be registered with the Care Council for Wales.

14 February, 2013

Grant allocations for adults’ personal social services

Department of Health publishes letter that confirms final adults’ personal social services specific revenue and capital grant funding for local authorities for the period 2013/2014.

13 February, 2013

Care Quality Commission publishes review of home care services

Review shows that 74 per cent of the 250 services inspected are meeting all five of the National standards, however, on many occasions, people received no prior notice that they would be visited by a care worker they didn’t know.

12 February, 2013

Reaction to plan to cap social care costs at £75,000

Leading organisations issue responses to government's announcement on social care costs.

11 February, 2013

Government announces plan to cap social care costs at £75,000

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt sets out plans in statement to Commons.

11 February, 2013

Major legislation to transform the delivery of social services in Wales

Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill includes measures to introduce equivalent rights for carers so that people who care for someone would get similar rights to the people they care for.

11 February, 2013

National Assistance in Scotland

Two new statutory instruments in relation to National Assistance in Scotland.

8 February, 2013

3 in 4 people would be worried about financial impact of giving full time care to family member

New Carers UK poll also shows that 67 per cent of UK adults said they would either be unable or would struggle to pay household bills if they had to give up work to care and rely on the current level of state help for carers.

5 February, 2013

Charities encourage more people to have a say on how health and social care services are run

CSV, Regional Voices, NAVCA and National Voices launch new drive to raise awareness amongst local people and community groups about how they can play a greater role in shaping their services.

4 February, 2013

Department of Health seeks views on NICE standards to improve quality of social care

Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb launches 12 week consultation seeking ideas from care users, their families and carers, service commissioners, care providers and front line staff to help decide on future topics for NICE guidance and standards.

4 February, 2013

Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 18) Order 2013

New statutory instrument brings into force on 1st April 2013 provisions in relation to the remuneration to be determined to providing particular pharmaceutical services.

1 February, 2013

Health and Social Care Act 2012 fourth commencement order

New statutory instrument brings into force provisions including in relation to Health and Social Care Information Centre and the abolition of Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health Authorities.