07/08/2019 - 10:22
Action on Sugar and Action on Salt are calling on the government to introduce a calorie levy.
06/08/2019 - 14:37
The adult social care workforce in England has continued to grow, with a 22 per cent growth in the total number of jobs since 2009.
05/08/2019 - 09:46
The Work and Pensions Committee has warned that carers are being disproportionately heavily penalised for years of DWP administrative errors.
02/08/2019 - 10:32
NICE has published new draft guidance which aims to improve the well-being of adults who provide unpaid care.
02/08/2019 - 09:50
Gateshead Council has urged the government to create a National Care Service, that would work alongside the NHS, to end the current 'care crisis'.
31/07/2019 - 11:06
Ongoing cuts to alcohol rehabilitation services are leading to a ‘national epidemic’ of alcohol-related problems not being tackled.
25/07/2019 - 09:33
More than four in 10 emergency admissions to hospital from care homes could potentially be avoided through better care in the community.
23/07/2019 - 09:37
The government has pledged to end smoking in England by 2030 as part of a much-criticised green paper on ill health.
19/07/2019 - 16:24
Cumbria Association of Local Councils is among a number of organisations in the North West to sign up to the Food Active Healthy Weight Declaration.
19/07/2019 - 12:00
Ministers have confirmed that the Better Care Fund will be renewed for 2019 to 2020, bringing the pooled funding to over £6.4 billion.
19/07/2019 - 08:00
The Salvation Army has found that there is significantly less money to care for older people who live in rural areas across England.
18/07/2019 - 16:12
Welsh Government research has found that over half of population of Wales is not making any provision for their old age.
17/07/2019 - 15:00
Social workers are urging the government and NHS to promote the social model of health within new mental health legislation.
15/07/2019 - 09:36
The number of young people being treated for Type 2 diabetes has risen by nearly 50 per cent in just five years.
11/07/2019 - 15:01
The NHS will form new partnerships to solve some of the biggest issues facing health and social care over the next five years.
