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Oxford Brookes IPC to evaluate services for people with learning disabilities in North Wales

By Laura McKellar, Reporter13th November 2019Education & Training

The Institute of Public Care (IPC) at Oxford Brookes University has been engaged on behalf of the regional partnership, North Wales Together, to evaluate their work on transformation of services

New learning framework launched to support occupational therapists working in social care

By Laura McKellar, Reporter13th November 2019Education & Training

A new practical resource, the learning and development framework supporting occupational therapists new or returning to work in adult social care, has been launched for use across the UK. Occupational

Council services cut by 40% since 2010 amid rising social care costs – report

By George Ryan, Reporter13th November 2019News England

The growing cost of social care has meant councils have been forced to slash funding by 40% for other services, a report has found. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)

Unison health workers in Northern Ireland vote for strike action

By Rebecca Black, Reporter12th November 2019News Northern Ireland

Health workers in Northern Ireland have voted for strike action. Trade union Unison said its ballot focused on pay and staffing levels. The union’s elected representatives across the health system

IFS warn councils will need billions to fund rising cost of adult social care

By Harriet Line, Deputy Political Editor11th November 2019News England

Councils will need billions of pounds of extra funding over the course of the next parliament to pay for adult social care, a leading economic think tank has warned. The

Around 1.5 million older people ‘have unmet need for social care’ – Age UK

By Jane Kirby, Health Editor11th November 2019News England

Around 1.5 million older people in England have an unmet need for social care, a charity has warned. Age UK estimates that one in seven people aged 65 and over

Report: The Care England Manifesto – A Strategy for the Future of Long Term Care

By Laura McKellar, Reporter7th November 2019Reports & Resources

Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has launched its Long Term Plan for the independent adult social care sector. With the General Election

Domestic abuse and substance misuse fuelling demand for children’s social services

By Alison Kershaw, Reporter5th November 2019News England

Domestic violence and substance abuse in the family home are fuelling a rise in the number of children being put under social services protection, council chiefs are warning. The number

Matt Hancock announces care review for patients with learning disabilities and autism

By Luke Powell, Reporter5th November 2019News England

Thousands of mental health hospital patients with learning disabilities and autism will have their care reviewed over the next 12 months, the health secretary has announced. Secretary of State for

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’