Many dementia patients losing out on follow-up care after diagnosis
A large number of patients are not getting the follow-up care they are entitled to after a dementia diagnosis, a charity has said. New analysis by charity Age UK found
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Additional £10m allocated for social services in Wales to deal with winter pressures
An additional £10m is being made available to local authorities in Wales to enable social services to support people in their homes and communities, Health and Social Services Secretary Vaughan
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Fracture patients facing unacceptable variations in care for physiotherapy
Some hip fracture patients are having to wait up to 80 days for a physiotherapist to visit them at home after being discharged from hospital, a union has warned. The
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MPs call for nationwide plan for elderly housing to curb social care demand
A new national strategy to deal with the housing needs of older people has been called for by MPs. More emphasis should be put on the links between homes and
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NAO warns Government over undervalued and unsustainable social care workforce
Social care in England is running as a “Cinderella service” – with the sector undervalued and its workers poorly rewarded, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said. A new report
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Flying social care visits indicative of a ‘care system in crisis’, Leonard Cheshire
Almost 20,000 people received “flying” visits of only 15 minutes for personal social care last year, according to a charity’s research. Disability charity Leonard Cheshire said the figures were indicative
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Guidance: Ombudsman offers good practice advice on contracts for social care providers
Care providers can now download new guidance from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman to help them provide clearer cost information in their contracts for service users. Based on
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Consultation: Social Care Wales response to Transforming Care in the 21st Century
Social Care Wales have published their response to the consultation on Transforming Care in the 21st Century, which ran for 12 weeks between 24 July and 16 October 2017. The report
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Vince Cable calls for new ‘ring-fenced’ tax to fund health and social care
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable has called for a new “ring-fenced” tax specifically to pay for the NHS and social care. The new levy – which could replace national
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Corbyn to boost ‘grossly underpaid’ care work with £8 billion social care pledge
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said care workers are “grossly underpaid” and pledged £8 billion of extra funding for social care if elected. He made the comments during a visit
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