27 March, 2012
26 March, 2012
Most services will be inspected more often, with hospitals, care homes and domiciliary care providers inspected at least once a year.
22 March, 2012
Briefing sets out how the major announcements could affect carers.
22 March, 2012
New Kings Fund report provides an overview of environmental impacts of health and social care and examines evidence for a connection between sustainability and productivity.
22 March, 2012
New Department of Health report examines different ways of integrating care, for example, between general practices, community nurses, hospitals and social services.
21 March, 2012
Budget 2012 statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
21 March, 2012
20 March, 2012
Social Care Institute for Excellence publishes report that provides an analysis of what needs to happen to make key aspects of the Dilnot and Law Commission recommendations workable.
20 March, 2012
Association of Directors of Adult Social Services publishes document on future of older people's services.
20 March, 2012
New Joseph Rowntree Foundation report examines six potential policy issues in the Budget, including increasing housing supply, and funding social care.
20 March, 2012
New Social Care Institute for Excellence report summarises views of service users, carers, practitioners and personalisation policy leads in relation to personalisation.
16 March, 2012
Findings suggest that the system is at breaking point, says consumer champion
13 March, 2012
Government publishes new Social Justice strategy that explores 'how we can tackle the root causes of problems to promote real and sustained changes in peoples’ lives'.
13 March, 2012
Care Quality Commission launches pilots to assess how feedback received from people who use services, and their families and carers, can inform its regulatory work.
13 March, 2012
Welsh government consults on proposed changes to legislation with aims that include maintaining and enhancing the wellbeing of people in need and giving citizens a stronger voice and real control.
8 March, 2012
New regulations increase the weekly sum which local authorities are to assume that residents in accommodation arranged under the National Assistance Act 1948 will need for their personal requirements to £23.50.
7 March, 2012
Government funding to be redirected 'to support more disabled people into mainstream employment'
7 March, 2012
Access to Work needs to change from being government’s 'best kept secret', to an open, well-publicised programme and portal.
7 March, 2012
Disability employment services support should be focused on individuals through services like Access to Work, rather than institutions like Remploy, says Minister
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