Engage: How can we fix adult social care?
Most of us want to live interdependently – in lives full of friendship, love, purpose and meaning. We also want some independence – to make choices about our lives, and
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Engage: Some care given was ‘so bad that it would make you cry’, outgoing CQC chief
England’s chief care inspector has warned of “shocking” failings over people in care homes. Andrea Sutcliffe, the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) chief inspector of adult social care, said some care
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CQC raise concerns over viability of major home care provider
There is a “credible risk of service disruption” at one of the biggest home care providers in England, inspectors have warned. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has raised concerns that
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Union and council hold ‘constructive’ talks after equal pay strike in Glasgow
Union and council leaders in Glasgow say they have had a “positive and constructive” meeting following a two-day strike over equal pay. Hundreds of schools were closed and care services
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Vulnerable people suffering as care workers are pushed to the limit – Unison
The crisis in England’s care system is escalating – with overworked staff not even having the time to take elderly people to the toilet or give them a wash, according
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Overwhelming majority have made no plans how they will pay for adult social care
The overwhelming majority of people have not made any plans for how they will pay for adult social care in old age, a survey has revealed. The Local Government Association
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Welsh project to better integrate health and social care secures £7m funding
Wales Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething, has announced the first project to be backed by the £100m Transformation Fund, to develop new models of health and social care. Developed by the
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Council workers help launch equal pay advert ahead of 48-hour strike in Glasgow
Union organisers are running a mobile advert campaign in a bid to drum up public support for a planned 48-hour strike of thousands of council workers. Around 8,000 members of
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Glasgow City Council workers to stage two-day strike in row over equal pay
Thousands of Glasgow City Council workers will stage a two-day strike later this month in a row over equal pay claims. More than 8,000 members of the GMB and Unison
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Deaf people in Wales not getting the care they are entitled to, charity says
More than two years since the Social Services and Wellbeing Act came in to force, the charity Action on Hearing Loss Cymru says many people who are deaf or have
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