Adult Care – Page 28 – Care Appointments

Care sector ‘must recruit equivalent of population of Newcastle’ as CQC warn of service gridlock

By Jemma Crew, Reporter21st October 2022News England

Health and care leaders need to recruit the equivalent of the population of Newcastle, the care regulator said, as it warned of a gridlock that is paralysing services and risking

Council to refund 11 years of care home fees family should never have been charged

By Iain MacDonald, Reporter20th October 2022News England

Birmingham City Council will repay a city family more than 11 years of care home fees after the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found the family should never have

Council agrees to review processes after visually impaired woman was left without social care

By Iain MacDonald, Reporter20th October 2022News England

Leicestershire County Council has agreed to improve how it prepares social care and support plans after a severely visually impaired woman was left without the day-to-day support she needed for

‘Absolutely essential’ Liz Truss follows through on promised social care reforms – Andrew Dilnot

By Jemma Crew, Reporter13th October 2022News England

The Prime Minister has been warned not to row back on key social care reforms as this would be to “abandon some of the most vulnerable people in our society”.

Cost of providing council social care ‘an increasingly common theme’ in complaints to ombudsman

By Jemma Crew, Reporter12th October 2022News England

More complaints are being made about councils failing to provide social care – or limiting the care provided – and using cost as a justification, an ombudsman has said. The

Fifth of residential care workers already in poverty before cost-of-living crisis escalates

By Jemma Crew, Reporter11th October 2022News England

One in five residential care workers in the UK were living in poverty before the cost-of-living crisis, new analysis suggests. Care home and assisted living staff are far more likely

More than quarter of social care staff over 55 may retire in decade, new report warns

By Jemma Crew, Reporter11th October 2022News England

More than a quarter of England’s adult social care workforce is over 55 and may retire in the next decade, a report warns. At almost 11%, care worker vacancy rates

Diminishing support for carers shows ‘widening gulf’ between Government rhetoric and reality

By Jemma Crew, Reporter10th October 2022News England

Fewer unpaid carers are receiving council support or respite breaks, while official spending is falling, according to analysis revealing a “widening gulf” between Government rhetoric and reality. Millions of people

Quarter of mental health patients waiting more than 12 weeks to start treatment

By Gina Kalsi, Reporter10th October 2022News England

Nearly a quarter of mental health patients (23%) wait more than 12 weeks to start treatment, with many so desperate they turn to A&E or dial 999, a royal college

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Care sector ‘must recruit equivalent of population of Newcastle’ as CQC warn of service gridlock

Council to refund 11 years of care home fees family should never have been charged

Council agrees to review processes after visually impaired woman was left without social care

Tory MPs urge PM to explain policies on benefits and social care amid ongoing uncertainty

‘Absolutely essential’ Liz Truss follows through on promised social care reforms – Andrew Dilnot

Cost of providing council social care ‘an increasingly common theme’ in complaints to ombudsman

Fifth of residential care workers already in poverty before cost-of-living crisis escalates

More than quarter of social care staff over 55 may retire in decade, new report warns

Diminishing support for carers shows ‘widening gulf’ between Government rhetoric and reality

Quarter of mental health patients waiting more than 12 weeks to start treatment