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Government risks prolonging social care crisis as reform plans leave people ‘in the dark’

By Jemma Crew, Reporter19th December 2019News England

The Government risks prolonging the social care crisis by holding cross-party talks, a charity said as it accused the Conservatives of leaving people “in the dark”. An additional £1 billion

Health service providers urged to remove barriers to better support homeless people

By Rod Minchin, Reporter19th December 2019News England

Front-line healthcare services need adapting to better support the often chaotic lives of people living rough on the street, according to a new study. The report, which involved researchers spending

Charity warns of £587M cost of bed-blocking to NHS since last election

By Jemma Crew, Reporter5th December 2019News England

“Bed-blocking” due to a lack of social care will have cost the NHS a “staggering” £587 million between the last general election and the forthcoming poll, a charity has calculated.

UK spending on healthcare lagging behind nine comparable high-income countries

By Jane Kirby, Health Editor28th November 2019News England

The UK lags behind nine other high-income countries when it comes to health service spending, outcomes and how much time doctors spend with patients, research has suggested. The study, published

Labour to set out free personal care plans with mix of policies to support elderly

By George Ryan, Reporter26th November 2019News England

Labour has promised to restore 3,000 bus routes, introduce free personal care and keep TV licences free for the over-75s in a bid to woo pensioners. The party is launching

Talks to avert strike action by NI health and social care workers break down

By Rebecca Black, Reporter22nd November 2019News Northern Ireland

Discussions between employers and health workers have broken down without agreement. Health and social care workers in the region earlier this week served notice of industrial action over staffing numbers

Labour pledge more cash for NHS, higher staff pay and lifetime cap for social care

By Jane Kirby, Health Editor21st November 2019News England

Labour has pledged extra money for the NHS, better access to GPs and higher pay for health service staff as it unveiled its manifesto. A “lifetime cap” on the amount

Health Foundation policy expert calls for far more detail on Tory social care plans

By Jane Kirby, Health Editor21st November 2019News England

The Conservatives have pledged that nobody will be forced to sell their home to pay for social care if they win the election, but leading health policy experts have accused

Report: Ethical Care – A bold reform agenda for adult social care – IPPR

By Iain MacDonald, Reporter15th November 2019Reports & Resources

With the possibility of a long-term funding settlement for social care, there is an urgent need for a bold reform agenda. For two decades, politicians have promised a long-term funding

Report: Skills For Life In Health And Care – Five goals for improving person-centred care

By Iain MacDonald, Reporter13th November 2019Reports & Resources

A new report from Middlesex University finds that “poor adult skills” in the NHS and Social Care workforce get in the way of effective person-centred care and stop people getting

Southport child-killer detained for at least 52 years for ‘sadistic’ murders of girls

Whitehall ‘group think’ and inter-departmental ‘open warfare’ slammed by vaccine tsar

Home Secretary announces inquiry into how Rudakubana ‘came to be so dangerous’