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Social care system in ‘calamitous rapid decline’, Age UK

By The Press Association21st January 2015News England

The number of elderly people receiving social care from local authorities in England has fallen by almost a third over the past decade – despite an ageing population – a

Funding announced to ease Scots hospital discharge

By Iain MacDonald20th January 2015News Scotland

A further £100 million over three years is to be invested in the NHS to help reduce the numbers of people waiting to be discharged from hospital. This funding will

Labour calls for emergency summit on health & social care

By The Press Association7th January 2015News England

Labour has called on the Government to convene an emergency summit of health, social care, council and emergency services to find ways to ease the pressures on struggling accident and

East Lothian consults on integrated health & social care

By Iain MacDonald5th January 2015News Scotland

East Lothian Council and NHS Lothian have launched two consultations on the integration of health and social care in the East Lothian. In April 2015, the new East Lothian Health

Engage: Personalising the agenda for social care in Edinburgh

By Councillor Ricky Henderson4th December 2014Engage

Ensuring that the health and wellbeing of Edinburgh’s half a million residents is protected is not a job that we take lightly. Edinburgh Council’s Health and Social Care department this

Study: Good practice in social care: the views of people with complex needs

By Iain MacDonald27th November 2014Reports & Resources

This paper reports findings drawn from a study of good practice in English social care for adults with disability and older people with severe and complex needs. People with severe and

Local authority use of temporary social care staff continues to rise

By Iain MacDonald27th November 2014News England

The latest Comensura Social Care Index – a report analysing the usage of temporary social care workers in local authorities – has revealed that during the period from July to

Campaigner welcomes Sturgeon pledge over social care

By The Press Association27th November 2014News Scotland

Scotland’s new First Minister’s pledge to crack down on councils over social care charging has been welcomed by motor neurone disease (MND) campaigner Gordon Aikman. During her programme for government,

NI Health & Social Care statistics published

By Iain MacDonald27th November 2014News Northern Ireland

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) have released a number of statistical publications to update the health and social care sector on the latest available data.

Webwatch – Community Catalysts

By IRISS25th November 2014Webwatch

Community Catalysts is a Community Interest Company established in January 2010 by and working in close partnership with the charity Shared Lives Plus, an organisation that promotes the effective provision