9 December, 2015
7 December, 2015
New statutory instrument makes provision in relation to the power for a local authority to arrange for the provision of accommodation together with nursing care by a registered nurse if consent is obtained from the relevant Local Health Board in the case of accommodation in Wales, or the relevant clinical commissioning group in the case of accommodation in England
7 December, 2015
New statutory instrument set out provisions in relation to duty on local authorities in Wales to meet care and support needs of adults, or support needs of carers, where registered providers of care are unable to carry on because of 'business failure'.
7 December, 2015
Letter to Guardian from Chief Executives of Nuffield Trust and King's Fund warns that new powers to raise council tax to pay for social care will not raise as much as the government suggests and, given wide variations in how much councils can raise through their tax base, will disadvantage deprived areas with high needs for publicly funded care.
4 December, 2015
The Welsh Government has announced that it will be investing £455,000 this year in the scheme - which delivers high quality palliative and end of life care to people in or close to their own homes - and has earmarked £910,000 funding for 2016/2017 and 2017/2018.
3 December, 2015
New report from Audit Scotland reviews the progress made to establish new integration authorities, which will be responsible for planning joint health and social care services and managing budgets totalling over £8 billion by 1 April 2016, and highlights risks that need addressing including difficulties with agreeing budgets, complex governance arrangements, and workforce planning.
3 December, 2015
2 December, 2015
New Public Accounts Committee report raises fresh concerns over the funding and provision of public services.
1 December, 2015
New guidance published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence aims to improve people's experience of admission to, and discharge from, hospital by better coordination of health and social care services.
30 November, 2015
Guardian reports on Local Government Association's warning that power to increase council tax by 2 per cent, announced in Autumn Statement, will benefit local authorities with higher property prices much more than those in poorer areas.
25 November, 2015
Autumn Statement announces that by 2020 health and social care will be integrated across the country and that every part of the country must have a plan for this in 2017 (paragraph 1.112).
25 November, 2015
Autumn Statement announces that from 2017 the government will make funding available to local government, worth £1.5 billion in 2019-2020, to be included in the Better Care Fund (paragraph 1.111).
25 November, 2015
Autumn Statement confirms that cap on reasonable care costs and extension of means tested support will be introduced and funded from April 2020 (paragraph 1.110).
25 November, 2015
Autumn Statement announces funding for home adaptations which is expected to prevent 8,500 people from needing to go into a care home in 2019/2020 (paragraph 1.109)
25 November, 2015
Autumn Statement announces new 'social care precept' to give local authorities who are responsible for social care the ability to raise new funding to spend exclusively on adult social care (paragraph 1.107).
23 November, 2015
Today's public notice highlights failings of Kent care provider which refused to repay £6,500 to family of former resident after it wrongly charged a retrospective ‘top up’ fee covering a period during which the local council paid for his care.
23 November, 2015
Guardian reports on measure expected to be announced in Autumn Statement on Wednesday.
23 November, 2015
Observer reports on joint letter from 15 social care and older people’s groups highlighting 'devastating financial collapse' facing social care if funding is not increased.
20 November, 2015
New research from Carers UK found that half of the carers they surveyed, who provide 35 hours or more care a week, have not had a Carer’s Assessment from their local authority.
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