3 February, 2022
28 January, 2022
Audit Scotland reports says clear plan is needed now to address the significant challenges facing social care in Scotland, and to remove any uncertainty about the future direction
26 January, 2022
Health Minister also announces a full review of current social care charging arrangements, including the option of introducing a cap on costs faced by individuals and families
4 January, 2022 Open access
Councils can use the funding on measures including increasing use of direct payments and paying staff for Covid-19 sickness and self-isolation absences
17 December, 2021
Scrutiny report on the Bill urges Ministers to look again at its more than 60 delegated powers that allow guidance and directions to be issued without any parliamentary procedure at all
16 December, 2021
Care Minister adds that funding will reduce care providers' reliance on self-funders to subsidise state-funded care, while also addressing under-investment in care provision and poor workforce practices
16 December, 2021
10 December, 2021
Delay was so long that the child had outgrown the original proposals, while the council then made matters worse by failing to provide interim measures or keep in regular contact with the family
2 December, 2021
Review of service also recommends extending the types of cases that can be investigated to include all aspects of social care in every setting
2 December, 2021
While overall vision is the right one, Kings Fund says steps outlined don't go 'far enough or fast enough' to achieve it
1 December, 2021
In addition to longer-term aspirations, government says that its investment plans for the next three years include funding to increase supply of supported accommodation, to improve support for unpaid carers, and to promote innovative care provision
29 November, 2021
ADASS reports that almost 400,000 people are now waiting for an assessment of their care needs or services, an increase of 100,000 in just three months
29 November, 2021
Care Inspectorate Wales finds that around two-thirds of parents and carers of disabled children were not offered an assessment
23 November, 2021
However, Health Minister says amendment is the right way forward and 'will make it simpler to understand the amount that will go towards the cap and make it fairer'
18 November, 2021
Responding to written statement from the Care Minister, Age UK says that announcement waters down Sir Andrew Dilnot's original proposal to save the government some money, but at the cost of protecting the finances of older home owners who are less affluent and need care for a long time
17 November, 2021
Asking the council to reconsider its assessment and re-examine its approach, Ombudsman highlights evidence that its decision was consistently tied to the fact that holidays are not mentioned as an eligible outcome in the Care Act
29 October, 2021
When choosing a provider, people encouraged to think strongly not just about the care itself, but also about how a provider deals with complaints should they arise
29 October, 2021
Case where woman became malnourished and was hospitalised twice 'is a prime example of the council simply not listening to people involved in the case', says Ombudsman
27 October, 2021
Spending Review 2021 says that funding will support councils to 'better sustain their local care market by moving towards a fairer cost for care'
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