12 January, 2015
8 January, 2015
Results of survey by Community Care also include that a third of social workers are using alcohol and 17 per cent are using prescription drugs such as anti-depressants to cope with stress.
8 January, 2015
Survey carried out by Guardian reveals that 10 per cent of hospital beds occupied by patients who are fit to leave if they had social care at home.
5 January, 2015
Community Care article by Professor Luke Clements discusses provisions introduced by Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.
23 December, 2014
[2014] EWHC 4321 (Admin)
23 December, 2014
Survey, which is open until 28 February 2015, seeks views on how and why carers can often feel lonely or isolated; how working carers can best be supported to minimise such isolation; and practical ways in which employers and other parties can help.
23 December, 2014
23 December, 2014
Views sought, by 26 January 2015, on draft regulations that amplify and underpin Section 96 of the Children and Families Act 2014 which introduced new rights to improve how young carers and their families are identified and supported.
19 December, 2014
New guidance from the Scottish government to support clinical and care staff who are planning and providing care during the last days and hours of life designed to ensure that patients and relatives are given the best support possible.
19 December, 2014
A legal obligation to report any child or adult believed to be at risk of abuse or neglect will be implemented in Wales in 2016 as part of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.
19 December, 2014
£55.5m grant introduced to fund increase in carer's assessments and support wider Care Act implementation from April 2015.
18 December, 2014
Care Quality Commission is seeking further views on the special measures proposal that services that fail to improve within a year of being rated as Inadequate Overall will face closure as part of plans to tackle failing care.
9 December, 2014
New statistics from the Health and Social Care Information Centre report on the social care activity of Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities in England.
9 December, 2014
New statistics from the Health and Social Care Information Centre show that the proportion of people using social care who receive self-directed support has increased from 29.2 per cent in 2010/2011 to 61.9 per cent in 2013/2-14.
9 December, 2014
New report from the Health and Social Care Information Centre that provides a detailed analysis of findings from the Adult Social Care Survey for 2013/2014, which seeks to learn more about how effectively services are helping service users to live safely and independently in their own homes, and the impact of services on their quality of life.
9 December, 2014
New statistics from the Health and Social Care Information Centre that provide information about the money spent on adult social care by the social services departments of Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities in England.
8 December, 2014
[2014] EWHC 4134 (Admin)
8 December, 2014
New statutory instrument commences provisions of the Care Act 2014 from 1st April 2015 relating to the establishment of a new body corporate called Health Education England.
4 December, 2014
New report from the King's Fund explores how community care providers define and measure quality and recommends important next steps to support better measurement and management of quality.
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