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Overwhelming majority have made no plans how they will pay for adult social care

By Jennifer Cockerell26th October 201823rd December 2018News England

The overwhelming majority of people have not made any plans for how they will pay for adult social care in old age, a survey has revealed. The Local Government Association

£5 million announced to relieve winter pressure on critical care in Wales

By Iain MacDonald19th October 20182nd November 2018News Wales

Wales Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething, has announced £5 million will be spent this financial year to help relieve pressure on critical care units across Wales this winter. The £5m is

‘No realistic prospect’ of plan to join up health and social care, MPs warn

By Jennifer Cockerell19th October 20182nd November 2018News England

The Government still lacks an effective overall strategy to integrate the health and social care sectors, while financial pressures on local authorities mean there is “no realistic prospect of progress”,

Welsh project to better integrate health and social care secures £7m funding

By Iain MacDonald19th October 20182nd November 2018News Wales

Wales Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething, has announced the first project to be backed by the £100m Transformation Fund, to develop new models of health and social care. Developed by the

Webwatch: New Apps launched on Understanding Child Development for NI workforce

By Iain MacDonald19th October 20182nd November 2018Webwatch

The Northern Ireland Social Care Council in partnership with Ulster University, Queen’s University Belfast and the Departments of Health and Education, developed a series of Understanding Child Development Apps. Social

MPs urge mandatory flu vaccinations for health workers amid low take-up last year

By Caitlin Doherty18th October 20182nd November 2018News England

MPs have called on the Government to consider mandatory flu vaccinations for some healthcare workers as it was revealed take-up is as low as 30% in some NHS hospital trusts.

Chancellor receives written warning over urgent social care funding gap

By Ella Pickover17th October 20182nd November 2018News England

Patients will be left “stranded” in hospitals and GP waiting rooms unless more money is found for social care, leading medics have warned. In a letter to the Chancellor ahead

Warning issued over prison social care with many older jails ill-equipped

By Hayden Smith16th October 20182nd November 2018News England

The prison service and local authorities are failing to plan for a rise in elderly, ill and frail inmates, a new report warns. Many older jails are ill-equipped for prisoners

Call for urgent action to avert crisis in caring for older people in Wales

By Iain MacDonald15th October 2018News Wales

Significant reform and radical solutions need to be considered to provide the essential services older and vulnerable people in Wales will need according to the National Assembly’s Finance Committee. In

Disjointed health and social care increasing pressure on A&E departments

By Sally Wardle11th October 2018News England

Disjointed health and social care services are placing increasing pressure on A&E departments in England, the independent health regulator has warned. A report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) suggests