There has been an “alarming” rise in the number of elderly people admitted to hospital with life-threatening infections due to failings in GP and community care. A damning report from
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A “postcode lottery” has local authorities in the south contributing far more to the cost of long-term care than in the north, new figures show. Which? submitted Freedom of Information
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A new report from Skills for Care has revealed that number of adult social care jobs in England increased by around 40,000 between 2013 and 2014 taking the total to
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Siobhan McMahon MSP has launched a consultation on the abolition of non-residential social care charges. At present, local authorities across Scotland are able to charge for a range of non-residential
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Families are paying too much for social care “all too often” because they are not getting the correct information, according to a report. The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) says many
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In the past week the Care Quality Commission has published a further 87 reports on the quality of care provided by adult social care services across the South of England.
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Home care workers must be given enough time to spend with elderly and disabled people and must have enough travelling time between appointments, a health watchdog has said. The National
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In the past week the Care Quality Commission has published a further 56 reports on the quality of care provided by adult social care services across the North that have
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The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has developed a new App to be used as a reference resource for all workers whose role includes supporting or caring for adults. It is
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In the past week the Care Quality Commission has published a further 80 reports on the quality of care provided by adult social care services across the North that have
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