Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
29/08/2018 - 09:57
England is being ‘left behind’ by a number of developed countries when it comes to funding care for older people.
28/08/2018 - 09:15
A new survey has revealed that 84 per cent of MPs and 76 per cent of peers agree that funding for adult social care should increase.
22/08/2018 - 13:29
Adult social care has saved the NHS almost £60 million through reducing pressures in the last year.
21/08/2018 - 12:00
Ending freedom of movement after Brexit could result in 115,000 fewer adult social care workers by 2026.
20/08/2018 - 10:39
The vast majority of people are not saving to pay for care in later life, despite one in 10 older people facing care costs of over £100,000.
20/08/2018 - 09:59
The number of children and young people being treated for type 2 diabetes has risen from 507 to 715 in four years.
15/08/2018 - 11:29
Councils have performed competently in delivering adult and children’s social care, despite increasing cuts to resources.
14/08/2018 - 12:32
The government has announced an extra £76 million a year over the next three years to build homes for those who need extra support.
13/08/2018 - 09:25
Communities Secretary James Brokenshire has revealed a plan to end rough sleeping on England's streets by 2027.
03/08/2018 - 09:47
An annual status report has outlined decreases in harmful levels of nitrogen dioxide across Bath and North East Somerset.
31/07/2018 - 10:41
The LGA has launched a nationwide consultation on how to pay for adult social care and rescue care services from collapse.
27/07/2018 - 09:26
Social care must remain a local service and the government should ‘not be swayed’ by arguments to combine all of social care into the NHS.
24/07/2018 - 11:19
Public Health England has reported that levels of severe obesity in children aged 10 to 11 years have reached the highest point since records began
24/07/2018 - 10:35
Local authorities have failed to prioritise palliative and end of life care, despite the health care challenges posed by a rapidly ageing population.
23/07/2018 - 16:27
£4.5 million announced for programmes to refer NHS patients to local community services such as walking clubs, gardening or arts activities.
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