Providers have warned that new union access rules could impact homecare costs to the tune of hundreds of millions of pounds a year. The Homecare Association has written to the Minister for Employment Rights warning that a late change to the Government’s new Code of Practice on trade union access Read the full article…
A new report on the experiences of people with a learning disability or autism diagnosis in long-term segregation (LTS) has been published. The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) Learning from Independent Care (Education) and Treatment Reviews in 2024 and 2025 report shows that 40% (35 out of 88) of people with Read the full article…
A new report shared by the Local Government Association (LGA) says that councils must remain central to adult social care reform. The report, published today on the first day of LGA’s annual conference, argues that there is strong cross-party consensus and across the sector for a future system of adult Read the full article…
Government has acknowledged that ‘different approaches’ to leasehold reform may be needed for modern housing-with-care schemes. Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, spoke at this week’s annual ARCO conference. The Minister noted that Integrated Retirement Communities (IRCs) have an Read the full article…
A record number of care services now have the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) in place, according to new Digital Care Hub figures. By the 30th June 2026 deadline, almost 76.5% of CQC-registered adult social care services across England had an up-to-date DSPT in place. In total, 22,429 services Read the full article…
The Health and Social Care Secretary has named Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger DBE as his preferred candidate for the next CQC Chair. Subject to approval by the Health and Social Care Select Committee, Baroness Neuberger will take over from the current Interim Chair, Kay Boycott, once appointed. The Committee hearing Read the full article…
The Care Workers’ Charity has published updated guidance to support decision-makers engaging in co-production with care workers. Centring Care Workers: A Guide is a resource for employers, local authorities, technology and other sector suppliers, and policymakers. The charity’s position is that care workers are too often informed about decisions, or Read the full article…
Skills for Care has launched a new Behaviour Change Competencies Framework for the adult social care workforce. The framework was developed with the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) in partnership with people working across the sector. According to Skills for Care, the framework builds on what staff are already Read the full article…
The Information Commissioner’s Office has called on care leaders to commit to improving how care records are created, handled and accessed. The call came at a breakfast briefing attended by 55 senior social work professionals from across the UK, where the data protection regulator urged local authorities and health and Read the full article…
The vacancy rate in England’s adult social care sector falls to its lowest level in a decade in new data published by Skills for Care. The latest Size and structure of the adult social care sector and workforce in England report shows that the workforce continued to grow in 2025/26, Read the full article…
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