The health and care sector faces a “perilously uncertain” future post-Brexit, a new report has said. The impact of the end of the transition period on December 31 is a
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The Covid crisis has had a major negative impact on disabled people – including “starkly disproportionate deaths”, MPs have said. An independent inquiry into the situation and the difficulty for
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The Care Inspectorate and the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) have published new figures on the levels of staff vacancies in Scotland’s social care services. The Staff vacancies in care
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced a one-off payment for Scotland’s health and social care staff as a ‘thank you for their extraordinary service’ throughout the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A
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The 19p increase in the national living wage has been described as a “kick in the teeth” by one social care worker, who said the rise would be “swallowed up”
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Local authorities will have access to an extra £1 billion to help them fund social care and address coronavirus pressures next year, the Government has said. Chancellor Rishi Sunak said
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Only one in eight unpaid carers say they are getting enough support from the social care system, with many exhausted, lonely and worried about their finances, research has suggested. Two-thirds
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Social services have experienced a sharp increase in the number of vulnerable adults seeking help as the pandemic continues, a leading support association has said. The Association of Directors of
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Ongoing cuts to learning disability support systems that put strain on family carers are a “ticking time bomb”, a charity has warned. Almost 90% of people with learning disabilities who
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More than 200,000 older people who received social care before the pandemic have had their support reduced or stopped, a charity estimates. Some 8% of adults aged 65 and over
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