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Scottish Councils could face £553 million shortfall by 2018/19, report warns

By The Press Association29th November 2016News Scotland

Scotland’s councils could be facing a shortfall of more than £550 million in just two years’ time, public spending watchdogs have predicted. The Accounts Commission has forecast the gap between

Government warned social care crisis is real and it is happening right now

By The Press Association27th November 2016News England

The country faces a “social care crisis” unless funding is increased, with knock-on effects likely to add to pressures on hospital A&E departments over the winter, ministers have been warned.

Government is ‘under-funding’ hospitals, social care and mental health, Corbyn

By 25th November 2016News England

Jeremy Corbyn has called for more money to be spent on hospitals, social care and mental health, claiming the Government is “under-funding” key services. The Labour leader claimed there was

Major conference aims to address social care recruitment and retention

By Iain MacDonald25th November 2016News England

Skills for Care has announced details of their 2017 Annual Conference which will take place at The Titanic Hotel on Thursday 9 March next year. With around 60,000 job vacancies

Hammond denies health and social care services face ‘looming chaos’

By The Press Association24th November 2016News England

Philip Hammond has denied health and social care services are facing “looming chaos” as he was accused of forgetting the NHS from the Autumn Statement. Labour MP Luciana Berger told

Report: Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment – Care Inspectorate / SSSC

By Iain MacDonald24th November 2016Reports & Resources

This guidance replaces the Scottish Government’s national guidance Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment (2007). Safer recruitment is about properly examining the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in

Leading Tories alarmed by failure to address ‘cut to the bone’ social care funding

By The Press Association24th November 2016News England

The lack of extra resources for social care in the Autumn Statement has sparked alarm among leading Tories. Warwickshire County Council leader Izzi Seccombe, who is the most senior Tory

Leading medics heap pressure on Government to adequately fund social care

By The Press Association23rd November 2016News England

Inadequate social care funding is leading to delays in hospital operations, a leading surgeon has warned. Delaying transferring patients from hospitals to social care means that there are not enough