All domiciliary care workers in Wales must be registered by 2020
All domiciliary care workers in Wales will need to be registered from 2020 before they can work in the social care sector, with adult residential care workers to follow in
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Report: Scottish Government publish latest adult social care statistics
Social Care Services, Scotland, 2015 presents the latest national figures for Social Care services provided or purchased by Local Authorities in Scotland. These services give people the support, practical help
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Guidance: Giving adults voice, choice and control in social care (DH)
The Department of Health have published new guidance on how staff in social care settings can ensure adults get personalised care and support. Voice, choice and control: how registered nurses,
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Increase in social care costs sees dramatic rise in hours worked by unpaid carers
Unpaid carers are saving the taxpayer £132 billion a year thanks partly to a “dramatic rise” in the hours they work, a new report claims. A rise in the cost
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Adult social care complaints rise 18% with over half of cases upheld
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
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Shocking survey finds disabled ‘sleeping in wheelchairs’ due to ‘crumbling’ social care
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
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Guidance: Integrated care ‘critically important’ for older people with social care needs
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
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NHS faces ‘toxic mix’ as winter demands and social care cuts mount
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
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Alarming rise in elderly hospital admissions amid social care cuts warning
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
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Big jump in numbers of Health and Social Care Apprenticeships
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
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