09/07/2018 - 10:05
More older people than ever are missing out on the vital care and support they need, with a 19 per cent increase seen in the last two years.
03/07/2018 - 16:57
The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill seeks to protect the rights of people who do not have the mental capacity to make decisions about their care.
02/07/2018 - 09:38
89 per cent of councils believe that national taxation should be part of the financial solution to the adult social care crisis.
29/06/2018 - 11:26
The CQC has published a new series of resources to help health and care organisations ensure the safety and well-being of people using their services.
29/06/2018 - 10:15
England’s poorest areas are becoming fast food hotspots, with as many as five times more outlets found in these communities than in the most affluent.
28/06/2018 - 09:40
A £10 million a year fund will be boosted to £105 million over the next three years to help deliver more joined up care closer to home in Wales.
27/06/2018 - 09:30
Two Commons committees have urged for a sustainable funding solution for adult social care, including a call for a new tax on over-40s.
25/06/2018 - 09:28
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a range of new measures to cut childhood obesity in half by 2030.
21/06/2018 - 14:54
NHS Digital and the LGA have chosen 12 councils to explore how technology and digital innovation could help shape the future of social care.
21/06/2018 - 10:43
New analysis by Unicef UK has revealed that one in three children in the UK are growing up in areas with unsafe levels of particulate pollution.
19/06/2018 - 11:37
Social care leaders have expressed frustration at the government’s decision to postpone the much-needed Social Care Green Paper.
18/06/2018 - 16:00
James Brokenshire has published a consultation on banning the use of combustible materials on the external walls of high-rise residential buildings.
18/06/2018 - 14:38
The Independent Care Group has said that social care has again been deprived of the lifeline it needs as the NHS receives £20 billion.
15/06/2018 - 10:36
Proposals to introduce Scotland's first Low Emission Zone in Glasgow city centre by the end of 2018 have moved a step closer.
15/06/2018 - 10:10
New PHE figures have revealed that children in England have already consumed more than a year’s worth of sugar since January.
