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Scottish councils demand ‘transparent conversation’ on costs of National Care Service

By The Press Association13th September 2021News Scotland

Scottish ministers are being urged to come clean on the cost of setting up a new National Care Service and where the money will come to pay for it. Cosla

Government documents reveal social care levy ‘could affect family stability for those just managing’

By Vicky Shaw, Reporter10th September 2021News England

The family stability of those who are just about managing financially could be affected by the new health and social care levy, according to Government documents. A policy paper placed

Health Secretary announces £10m fund to help health boards respond to long Covid

By The Press Association9th September 2021News Scotland

A new £10 million long Covid support fund to help health boards respond to the condition has been announced by the Health Secretary, The fund is designed to maximise and

Association warns around 20% of home care staff ‘could leave if Covid jabs become mandatory’

By Jemma Crew, Reporter9th September 2021News England

Around a fifth of home care staff could leave if the coronavirus vaccine becomes mandatory for remaining social care staff, the sector fears. The Government has launched a six-week consultation

NHS and social care staff who refuse jab could be moved to back-office roles – minister suggests

By Jane Kirby and Geraldine Scott, Reporters9th September 2021News England

Health and care workers who refuse to get vaccinated could be moved to back-office roles, the care minister has suggested. Helen Whately (pictured) said there were people who could not

NHS salaries fuel fears that social care cash will be absorbed by health service

By Geraldine Scott, Reporter9th September 2021News England

The Government will be keeping a “really close eye” on how extra funding will be spent by the NHS, a minister has said, amid fears cash eventually destined for social

Government launch six-week consultation on mandatory vaccination for health and care staff

By John Besley, Reporter9th September 2021News England

Consultation has begun on plans to mandate Covid-19 and flu vaccinations for frontline health and care staff, the Government has announced. The six-week consultation process will take views on whether

Prime Minister’s controversial £12bn national insurance tax hike clears the Commons

By Gavin Cordon, Reporter8th September 2021News England

Boris Johnson has secured MPs’ backing for his controversial £12 billion tax hike to pay for health and social care despite seeing his Commons majority cut. The House voted by

Engage: Social care reform – Lifetime cap on costs may only partially protect assets

By Jonquil Lowe, The Open University8th September 2021Engage

The costs of care in old age can be scarily high and difficult to plan for, particularly if it becomes necessary to move into a care home. It’s estimated that

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