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Adult social care complaints rise 18% with over half of cases upheld

By Iain MacDonald12th November 2015News England

The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has published its complaints statistics for adult social care – including data for both councils and private care providers – in its Annual Review of

Shocking survey finds disabled ‘sleeping in wheelchairs’ due to ‘crumbling’ social care

By The Press Association10th November 2015News England

Disabled people are sleeping fully-clothed in their wheelchairs and surviving on biscuits due to cuts to social care, according to a new report. Many are in crisis because social care

Guidance: Integrated care ‘critically important’ for older people with social care needs

By Iain MacDonald6th November 2015Reports & Resources

Health and social care services should work more closely together to ensure older people with social care needs and multiple long-term conditions receive effective care, says NICE. In latest social

NHS faces ‘toxic mix’ as winter demands and social care cuts mount

By The Press Association21st October 2015News England

The NHS is facing a “toxic mix” as winter approaches of deficits, rising waiting times and low staff morale, an influential think tank has warned. Cuts to social care are

Alarming rise in elderly hospital admissions amid social care cuts warning

By The Press Association20th October 2015News England

There has been an “alarming” rise in the number of elderly people admitted to hospital with life-threatening infections due to failings in GP and community care. A damning report from

Big jump in numbers of Health and Social Care Apprenticeships

By Iain MacDonald19th October 2015New To Care

There has been a 20% leap in the numbers of Health and Social Care Apprenticeships to 84,300 up from 70,080 the year before. The provisional numbers from the Government’s Statistical

Report: Numbers of autistic adults receiving social care in England

By Iain MacDonald13th October 2015News England

This year, for the first time, every council in England has statistics on record about the number of autistic adults using its social care services. Councils have to report each year on

Events to explore workforce resilience to deliver more personalised care

By Iain MacDonald13th October 2015News Scotland

The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) are hosting a series of events for workers in health and social care called ‘Working With Personal Outcomes: What Keeps You Going?’ The events

Webwatch: Encouraging social care employers to think digital

By Iain MacDonald13th October 2015Webwatch

This Get Online Week (12-18 October), Skills for Care is encouraging social care employers to think about how they could be more ‘digital’ as a way of working more efficiently

Consultation launched on abolition of non-residential social care charges

By Iain MacDonald12th October 2015News Scotland

Siobhan McMahon MSP has launched a consultation on the abolition of non-residential social care charges. At present, local authorities across Scotland are able to charge for a range of non-residential