Social Care – Page 149 – Care Appointments

Union hits out at ‘scandal’ of homecare workers paid less than minimum wage

By The Press Association27th July 2016News England

Homecare workers continue to receive less than the minimum wage because of the “scandal” of not being paid for the time spent travelling between visits, the Government is being told.

MPs call for social care integration rethink to reduce hospital discharge delays

By The Press Association21st July 2016News England

The widening gap between rising demand for social care and its availability is impacting on efforts to cut the number of people stuck in hospital, a report has found. MPs

Labour in one week social care guarantee to eradicate bed-blocking

By The Press Association19th July 2016News Scotland

Infirm hospital patients should receive guaranteed social care within a week of being declared fit to go home, according to Labour. More than 5,000 patients have been held in hospital

Social care ‘in jeopardy’ as 2% surcharge fails to even cover living wage costs

By The Press Association13th July 2016News England

A 2% council tax surcharge introduced by George Osborne last year to help pay for adult social care in England has failed even to cover the additional cost from the

Charity Sense calls for adequate and sustained financing of adult social care

By Iain MacDonald13th July 2016News England

National deafblind charity Sense has responded to the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services’ (ADASS) annual budget report by calling for adequate and sustained financing for adult social care.