More than 70 leaders of social care throughout England are warning that the Government’s plans to provide free home care are flawed, unfunded and will force cuts to current services.

Health and social care provider Care UK’s management team is in advanced discussions with private equity house Bridgepoint Capital for a potential buyout.

URGENT calls for the immediate recruitment of more child protection social workers in Leeds is an “unrealistic ambition” because of a lack of qualified people, according to a council chief.

Britain’s largest local authority plans to shed up 2,000 jobs, freeze staff pay and reduce services in what is being seen as a foretaste of serious cuts to council budgets across the country.

Radical proposals for a £20,000 compulsory inheritance levy to help pay for Gordon Brown’s social care plans may be endorsed by the government before the general election.

Savings of £174m a year can be made if the government maintains short break funding for disabled children and their families beyond 2011, a report has claimed.

The elderly will be given six weeks support so they can stay in their own homes after a stay in hospital, Gordon Brown announced yesterday.
 

AN agreement to pool resources for adult social care in the city was also agreed by Peterborough City Council cabinet yesterday (8 February).

The government has denied reports it is planning a fixed £20,000 compulsory inheritance levy to help pay for social care for the elderly in England.

Contractors working as sole traders or limited companies in the healthcare sector could be among those to have noticed a sharp rise in opportunities in the industry, a new report has suggested.