PM: Not possible to build an NHS for the future without fixing social care
Fixing social care must be part of any plan to build an NHS for the future, the Prime Minister has said, but he declined to give further detail on the
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Engage: The Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care and ‘Driving change in social care’
We hear from Oonagh Smyth, CEO of Skills for Care, on how their ‘Driving change in social care’ campaign hopes to promote the Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care. The
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Robison cuts £115M from health and social care budget as Holyrood returns after recess
Scotland’s Finance Secretary Shona Robison has announced up to £500 million of spending cuts as she insisted “urgent action” was needed to ensure the Government can balance its budget for
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Scrapped social care costs cap ‘was undeliverable’, minister tells critics
A cap on social care costs which was delayed by the Tories will not be taken forward by the new Labour Government as it was “undeliverable”, a minister has said.
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Care providers report weeks-long waits for people to be discharged from hospital
The Government has branded the NHS hospital discharge system “broken” as a survey revealed almost a fifth of care providers across the UK reported weeks-long waiting times for people to
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Social care sector sounds alarm over ‘brutal’ 81% drop in health and care visas
A ban on international care workers bringing dependants to the UK has been branded “brutal” and blamed for cutting a “lifeline of overseas staff” after new data showed a sharp
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Council say they have ‘robust’ contingency plans in place for strike by social care workers
A council said it has “robust” contingency plans in place to deal with a strike by adult social care workers. Members of the Unison union in Lancashire are taking industrial
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Former Welsh FM returns to Government as secretary for health and social care
Former first minister Mark Drakeford has returned to the Welsh Government as health secretary. He was appointed by Eluned Morgan, who was sworn in as First Minister of Wales on
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Stormont health minister offers support to ‘vulnerable’ healthcare staff after disorder
Stormont health minister Mike Nesbitt has said he is “saddened and appalled” that healthcare staff are left feeling vulnerable after violent scenes in Belfast in recent days. Businesses were targeted
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Social care sector urge Streeting to change course with recent announcements ‘bitter pill’
The Labour Government must “change course” on its approach to social care, dozens of sector leaders have said, as they described how announcements this week on funding and charging reforms
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