The Care Quality Commission (CQC), England’s independent health and adult social care regulator, has published its State of Care 2020/21. State of Care examines the sector’s trends, shines a spotlight on examples of good and outstanding care and focusses on actions contributing towards high-quality care. The report also highlights potential Read the full article…
UNISON and the National Care Forum (NCF) have written jointly to Sajid Javid today, calling for urgent action over the staffing crisis engulfing the care sector. The letter to the health and social care secretary, Sajid Javid, says they’ve taken this ‘unprecedented step’ in response to daily reports from care Read the full article…
The Homecare Association has called on the Government to address the issues facing the social care sector and said the Homecare sector needs ‘more recognition than rationing.’ New research from the Homecare Association, published in conjunction with YouGov, suggests that 91% of MPs and 85% of the general public agreed Read the full article…
Hallmark Foundation, the independent charity published ‘Care 2030’ this week ̶ a vision paper outlining priorities for care. The six priorities for action focus on choice and control, workforce, integration, housing, technology and family carers – all key issues as the Government prepares its spending review and social care white Read the full article…
Community Integrated Care, a social care charity, has unveiled a landmark £5m investment in employee pay, reward, and wellbeing. The new investment includes a new basic hourly rate for its Support Workers of £9.70 per hour in England and £10.20 in Scotland. This new comprehensive 3-year employee investment strategy is Read the full article…
Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), published today, reveals that between 2019 and 2020 there were approximately 143,774 (36.7%) self-funded care home residents. Last year, the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) published papers outlining gaps in evidence in social care across the four nations of the UK. The research suggested Read the full article…
The newly appointed Minister for Care and Mental Health, Gillian Keegan MP, will give a special address at the housing-with-care ARCO conference on 3rd November. Keegan was recently handed the role of Care Minister by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, at a time when social care reform is high on the Read the full article…
Skills for Care has published its new report today: The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of the adult social care workforce in England and the characteristics of the 1.54 million people working in it. Topics covered include Changes Read the full article…
The House of Commons and Science and Technology Committee and Health and Social Care Committee have published their report, ‘Coronavirus: Lessons learned to date, examining the initial UK response to the COVID pandemic’. The 150-page report contains 38 recommendations to the Government and public bodies and draws on evidence from Read the full article…
Leaders of the Five Nations Care Forum met in London on 4th and 5th October 2021, for the first time since the start of the pandemic. The care workforce was the topic of discussion and leaders reflected on the invaluable role of our care workforce, in making a positive difference Read the full article…
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