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Phil Hope: PCTs will be held to account on carers funding
Primary care trusts will be held to account for their spending on carers following revelations that dedicated resources for short breaks were not being spent as desired, care services minister Phil Ho...
How the Shaw Trust and Scope have used Workstep to help disabled people find work
Vern Pitt investigates examine how Scope has supported disabled people find employment by using the Workstep scheme, which will later this year be superseded by Work Choice...
Personalisation chief John Bolton to leave Department of Health
The civil servant who has led on the implementation of the personalisation programme in England is to leave the Department of Health....
News round up: Jon Venables; Laming; Adult care row; Election
Headlines in today's papers include:- Parties clash ahead of elderly social care summit; Psychiatric report said Jon Venables was a 'negligible risk'; Public sector pay has risen 15% more than private...
Jon Venables; Laming; Adult care row; Election
Headlines in today's papers include:- Parties clash ahead of elderly social care summit; Psychiatric report said Jon Venables was a 'negligible risk'; Public sector pay has risen 15% more than private...
Political leaders urged to stop bickering over social care reform
An Age Concern and Help the Aged poll has revealed that six out of 10 adults think politicians are not doing enough to work together to improve the care and support system....
BASW council member resigns over breakaway college ballot
A council member of the British Association of Social Workers has resigned following the decision to ballot members on forming a breakaway college of social......
Adult care debate in Wales fails to attract interest of young
The debate on the future funding of adult social care in Wales has failed to connect with the younger population who will end up paying for it, according......
Stroke Association: Lack of stroke physio puts strain on carers
A lack of community physiotherapy for stroke patients is putting a strain on carers, the Stoke Association and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy revealed in a report today....
Councils could do more to cut children's budgets, says Adass
Councils could go further in cutting children’s services budgets by improving efficiency, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has said....
Court ruling may increase adult care costs for councils
Councils that have service users placed in their areas by other authorities could face higher bills after a High Court judgement....
Experts seek non-partisan funding reform of older people's care
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Tory social care policy emerges from the shadows
Community Care looks at emerging Conservative social care policy...
BASW stands firm over decision to ballot members over college
The British Association of Social Workers has defended its decision to ballot members over launching a breakaway college of social work, arguing it is urgently......
Mental health service for veterans rolled out across Wales
A pilot project to support armed services personnel experiencing mental health problems as a result of their service will be extended across Wales....
