Social Care – Care Appointments

Faster social care reform urged as providers ‘facing impossible choices’

By Aine Fox, Reporter14th January 2025News England

Social care can “ill afford” to wait three years for final decisions on reform, leaders in the sector said, as a new report highlighted the ongoing strain faced by providers.

Dilnot: Need for social care reform ‘bleedin’ obvious’ but must get PM’s backing

By Aine Fox and David Hughes, Reporters8th January 2025News England

Sir Keir Starmer must have the political courage to make a decision on funding for social care reform, an expert said, branding it “completely unnecessary” for the Government to wait

Families shouldering ‘imbalance’ of paying social care costs, says Wes Streeting

By David Lynch, Reporter7th January 2025News England

Individuals are shouldering an “imbalance” in paying for social care, Wes Streeting said as he was confronted about the sums one family is facing. The Health Secretary (pictured) has faced

People should be protected from catastrophic costs of upfront care – Streeting

By Jane Kirby and David Lynch, Reporters3rd January 20253rd January 2025News England

People should be “protected from the catastrophic costs of upfront care” that see them forced to sell their homes, Wes Streeting has suggested. The Health Secretary was speaking as he

‘Urgent action’ needed to save ‘crumbling’ social care sector, charities warn

By William Warnes, Reporter3rd January 2025News England

Social care organisations have called on the government to act “urgently” on plans for long-term funding and reform after it was revealed that proposals may not be delivered until 2028.

Proposals for long-term social care funding may not be delivered until 2028

By Storm Newton, Reporter3rd January 2025News England

Proposals for the long-term funding and major reform of social care in England may not be delivered until 2028, the Government has confirmed. It comes as ministers announced the first

Councils warn of acute pressures on services despite funding boost next year

By Jonathan Bunn, Reporter19th December 2024News England

Urban and rural councils have warned that the increase in funding next year announced by the Government will not relieve acute pressures on local services. Changes to the draft local

MPs warned ‘exploitative’ large providers of children’s homes could ‘game’ profit cap

By Jonathan Bunn, Reporter17th December 2024News England

“Exploitative” companies running children’s homes targeted by the Government for making excessive profits will still find a way to “game” the system, MPs have been told. A leading sector figure

Serious risk of widespread failure in adult social care without action, Government told

By Aine Fox, Reporter11th December 2024News England

Ministers have been accused of either “ignoring or not caring” about serious needs within the adult social care sector despite a risk of “widespread failure” among providers. A stark analysis

Family hail justice for little ones as mother jailed over four boys’ fire deaths

Southport child-killer detained for at least 52 years for ‘sadistic’ murders of girls

Whitehall ‘group think’ and inter-departmental ‘open warfare’ slammed by vaccine tsar