Care Appointments

No-one will be forced to sell their home to pay for social care – Liz Truss

By Sam Blewett and Jemma Crew, Reporters21st September 2022News England

Liz Truss has vowed that no-one will be forced to sell their homes to pay for social care. The Prime Minister’s commitment goes further than under Boris Johnson’s social care

More shelter beds and supported homes pledged in strategy to end rough sleeping

By Jemma Crew, Reporter3rd September 2022News England

Thousands of beds in shelters and new supported living accommodation in England will be provided as part of a landmark strategy to help the Government meet its manifesto pledge to

Next PM must be ‘more intelligent about social care’ amid ‘astonishing’ levels of unmet need

By Jemma Crew, Reporter2nd September 2022News England

The new prime minister must “turn the page and take a more intelligent approach to social care” amid an “astonishing” level of need which is not being met, groups have

Dozens of charities dealing with ‘tsunami of need’ call for urgent Government support for vulnerable

By Jonathan Bunn, Reporter1st September 2022News England

Dozens of charities on the front line dealing with a “tsunami of need” caused by the cost-of-living crisis have called on the Government to provide urgent financial support to vulnerable

Hospital patient faced nine-month social care wait before discharge, FOI request finds

By Ella Pickover, Reporter31st August 2022News England

Hospital patients who are medically fit to be sent home have been forced to wait at hospital for months on end while provisions are made to get them safely home

Small decrease reported in latest Scotland’s social care workforce figures

By Iain MacDonald, Reporter30th August 2022News Scotland

The size of Scotland’s social work, social care and early years workforce dropped slightly last year to 208,360 people, a drop of 0.6% on 2020, a new report shows. The

Health and social care workers honoured with Freedom of Belfast for role during pandemic

By Rebecca Black, Reporter26th August 2022News Northern Ireland

Frontline workers have been granted the Freedom of Belfast for their work during the coronavirus pandemic. Healthcare and social care staff, as well as those from key public and frontline

NI health minister warns of £400m overspend needed to deliver effective services

By David Young, Reporter25th August 2022News Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s health minister has warned Stormont colleagues he will need to overspend by £400 million to continue delivering effective services. Robin Swann outlined the implications of the ongoing absence

Homeless people missing out on care due to lack of specialist accommodation, charity warns

By Jemma Crew, Reporter25th August 202225th August 2022News England

Homeless people are missing out on vital, life-changing care because specialist accommodation is “sadly lacking”, a charity has warned. Significant levels of care needs within homelessness services, and among people

Covid-19 testing for NHS and care home staff without symptoms to be ‘paused’

By Ella Pickover, Reporter24th August 202224th August 2022News England

Covid-19 testing among NHS and care home staff with no symptoms in England is to be “paused” at the end of August, officials have announced. The Department of Health and

Net migration drops 20% to 728,000 after hitting record 906,000 in 2023

Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds

Body-in-garden trial told three-year-old died after parents’ ‘breathtaking’ cruelty