Engage: Taking social care back to basics
The Care Act signalled the start of significant legislative changes within the public sector, and despite some delay, it has undoubtedly changed the landscape of social care in the UK.
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Deadline extended for Welsh people to claim continuing healthcare funding
The deadline for people to make a claim if they believe their ongoing care should have been funded by the Welsh NHS is being extended. Continuing healthcare is a package
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‘Ghost patients’ among fraud costing NHS billions every year
Up to £5.7 billion a year could be lost by the NHS to fraud by patients and staff, a new report has claimed. A review led by Jim Gee, a
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Engage: We need to talk about social care providers
Amid growing concern that most NHS providers are sliding into deficit, arguably we should be even more worried about social care providers. This is a complex and sprawling sector –
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Care sector demands Government address social care funding crisis
The Care and Support Alliance has joined forces with the Association of Directors of Adult Services (ADASS), the Care Provider Alliance (CPA) and the NHS Confederation to call on the
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Social care system will crash without immediate injection of £5bn, Norman Lamb
The social care system will “crash” without an immediate injection of cash, former health minister Norman Lamb has warned. Mr Lamb said soaring care costs combined with NHS trusts facing
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Make or break for NHS as ex-Care Minister warns of ‘crash’ within two years
The NHS faces a “make or break” financial crisis within two years unless the Government orders an immediate multibillion pound cash injection, a former health minister has claimed. In a
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Development funding to enhance services for people with learning disabilities
The Scottish Government is seeking applications for development funding to support the refreshed delivery approach for The Keys to Life, launched in June this year, to develop and enhance services for
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Adult social care spending falls by £100 million in real terms, report
The amount spent on adult social care in England has fallen in real terms, according to a report. The study from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) found
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Ministers reject ‘betrayal’ charge over delay to cap on care costs
The Government has defended its decision to delay the cap on care costs in England until 2020 against accusations of a “betrayal”. Health spokeswoman Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen told the
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