26 March, 2013
25 March, 2013
Joint report from Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission calls on government to make it a mandatory requirement for mental health services to collect data on children whose parents or carers have mental health difficulties and report on such data nationally.
21 March, 2013
New outcome based framework and evaluation schedule to take effect from April 2013.
21 March, 2013
Report published today upholds complaint that actions of council led to delays in carrying out, and inconsistent results from, assessments for adults who were thought to have mental health issues.
20 March, 2013
Drawing on the Dilnot Commission’s recommendations, the Government will introduce a £72,000 cap on reasonable care costs and extend the means test from April 2016 (Paragraph 2.32)
20 March, 2013
Commission finds that, while most older people are having their needs met, a number of hospitals and care homes need to make improvements and also highlights that small changes can make a big difference to people’s experience of care.
20 March, 2013
19 March, 2013
New report from Joint Committee on Draft Care and Support Bill also warns that without greater integration with health and housing, and focus on prevention and early intervention, care and support system will be unsustainable.
18 March, 2013
Chancellor tells BBC that cap on social care costs, originally planned to be set at £75,000 and introduced in 2017, will now be introduced in 2016 at a level of £72,000.
18 March, 2013
New regulations that provide for eligiblity for a Blue Badge for those who are in receipt of personal independence payment at prescribed levels.
18 March, 2013
[2013] EWHC 579 (Admin)
14 March, 2013
Second 'Care Update' also highlights concerns around the quality of services for people with mental health issues and learning disabilities.
13 March, 2013
New regulations make amendments so as to increase amount for personal requirements to £23.90 and to disregard earnings when calculating how much a person is liable to pay for accommodation made under part 3 of the National Assistance Act 1948.
13 March, 2013
[2013] EWCA Civ 178
11 March, 2013
[2013] EWHC 480 (Admin)
1 March, 2013
[2013] EWHC 344 (Admin)
27 February, 2013
Issue 23 of Department of Health's Social Care bulletin is now available.
26 February, 2013
New report published by the Alzheimer's Society also shows that only 41 per cent of relatives surveyed reported that their loved ones enjoyed good quality of life.
19 February, 2013
New regulations require managers of domiciliary care agencies in Wales to hold a required qualification and to be registered with the Care Council for Wales.
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