Care Workforce Pathway launched!
The government has launched a new Care Workforce Pathway as part of a wider package of support for the domestic …
Rising children’s social care costs deepening councils’ financial woes, finds study
Rising children’s services demand and care placement costs are deepening English councils’ financial problems, a study issued this week has …
Are you eligible to complete your L3 Health and Social Care for FREE?
If you’re aged 19 or over, you could access a level 3 qualification for free. This is part of the …
CQC’s State of Care 2022/23
The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) annual assessment of the state of health and adult social care in England has been …
Call for cost of living support
Organisations representing hundreds of thousands of health and care professionals, and the millions who use their services, warn that so …
Charities call for social care funding
An alliance of leading charities is calling on UK party leaders to give the NHS a properly funded social care …
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has published the final report
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has published the final report of its 2021/22 Health and Care Workforce Assembly. …
The 5 pillars of social care
Campaigners are calling for national tariffs for social care to be introduced to set the price of social care packages. …
Care and Support Reimagined: A National Care Covenant for England
The Archbishops’ Commission on Reimagining Care has set out three actions to realise a new vision for care and support: …
Social Care winter statement 2023
Foreword by Helen Whately MP “As so many of us know first-hand, the pressures facing adult social care year-round become …
Guidance updated in social care settings…
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has updated guidance on the use of face masks in all care …
Care England takes action on energy support!
This week, Care England announced it wants to support care providers to secure the best value for money possible for …
World Mental Health Day: 2022
Some of you may already know, the 10th October marks World Mental Health Day’. This is about raising awareness of …
Open Consultation: New adult social care charging framework from October 2023
Last week, the government announced that they are introducing a new adult social care charging framework from October 2023. They …
Male Suicide: The Silent Epidemic
The Health and Social Care Secretary, Sajid Javid, set out actions being taken to prevent suicides and urged men to …
Right to Work Guidance
As of 6th April 2022, the Government updated Right to Work guidance for UK Employers. This update has introduced a …
Cost of Living Crisis
The cost of living crisis continues to hit the headlines this week and care workers across the UK are struggling …
Physical activity in disabled children and disabled young people: evidence review
Earlier this year, we sent you some Government guild-lines regarding the benefits of physical activity for young disabled people. Subsequently, …
Social care in England, monthly statistics: April 2022
We wanted to provide you with the current statistics for social care in England for April 2022. This document includes …
Important information you need to know about the ‘Social Care Levy’
From Wednesday 6 April, the Health and Social Care Levy has begun to raise billions to tackle the COVID backlogs …