Engage: If not now, when? The long overdue promise of social care reform
In his first speech as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson promised to ‘fix the crisis in social care once and for all, with a clear plan that we have prepared’. But
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Failure to detail long-promised social care reforms in Queen’s Speech a ‘missed opportunity’
The failure to detail long-promised social care reforms in the Queen’s Speech is a “missed opportunity” and the Government must urgently set out how it will deliver its manifesto commitment,
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Report: State of the Nation report indicates alarming rise in social care demand – Access Social Care
Access Social Care, a charity providing free legal advice for people with social care needs, has released their inaugural State of the Nation report which reveals that demand for social
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Local government chiefs warn failure to act on social care reform ‘will be bitter blow for millions’
A failure to act on long-promised social care reform will be a “bitter blow” for care staff and the millions they help, councils have warned. The Local Government Association (LGA)
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Government should put 1p on taxes to fund NHS and social care, experts say
The Government should put 1p on income tax, national insurance and VAT to secure the future of the NHS and social care, 33 health and political experts have said. The
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Kings Fund report highlights urgent need for reform to halt ‘deep decline’ of adult social care
More people are requesting social care but fewer are getting the help they need, according to a report calling for urgent reform to halt the sector’s “deep decline”. Around 120,000
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PM refuses opportunity to guarantee that social care reform will be detailed in Queen’s Speech
The Prime Minister has not said whether key social care proposals, as promised when he was elected, will be detailed in next week’s Queen’s Speech. Boris Johnson said proposals for
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Health Secretary gives social services conference ‘his word’ that Government will deliver reforms
The Health Secretary has given social care providers his word that the Government will deliver reforms to put the sector on a “firm footing for the years to come”. Reflecting
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Scottish council workers back strike action following ‘inadequate pay offer’
Council workers have voted in favour of strike action over what one union described as an “inadequate pay offer” from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Cosla). Members of Unison,
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Argyll and Bute social workers vote for industrial action in dispute over standby payments
Social work staff who provide emergency out-of-hours cover in Argyll and Bute have voted to take industrial action in consultative ballots run jointly by two unions. Both Unite and UNISON
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