17 October, 2011
13 October, 2011
Writing in guardian.co.uk Care Services Minister explores how people working on the front line will be able to provide health and social care services.
12 October, 2011
House of Lords votes 330 to 262 against an amendment which would have referred parts of the bill to a special select committee.
12 October, 2011
Bill receives second reading in the House of Lords.
10 October, 2011
Department of Health publishes series of fact sheets on the Health and Social Care Bill which explain its key themes, and include frequently asked questions about the bill.
10 October, 2011
Equality and Human Rights Commission and Care Quality Commission have produced guidance which enables inspectors to link equality and human rights compliance with safe services, and sets out what to look for when monitoring a care provider against standards.
7 October, 2011
6 October, 2011
Issue 18 of Department of Health's Social Care bulletin is now available.
5 October, 2011
Health Secretary announces that personal health budgets will be rolled out from October 2012.
4 October, 2011
Document sets out the areas in which the two organisations will work together and coordinate their roles and activity.
4 October, 2011
More than 400 senior doctors and public health experts are calling on House of Lords to throw out government's health and social care bill, reports guardian.co.uk.
4 October, 2011
Two reports, commissioned by the Department of Health, have been published by the Social Care Institute for Excellence on safeguarding adults.
3 October, 2011
Care Quality Commission launches consultation which aims to reduce fees in lowest level banding for providers of adult social care services without accommodation.
29 September, 2011
NHS Information Centre survey shows that although majority are happy with care, there are noticeable minorities that have low views both of service they receive and aspects of their life.
29 September, 2011
Joseph Rowntree Foundation publishes five scoping papers which explore issues facing adults who use care and support services.
29 September, 2011
Research published by Mencap shows that adults with learning difficulties may continue to live with parents into their adult lives rather than being supported to live independently.
26 September, 2011
New information resource launched for practitioners, managers, researchers, educators and policy makers with an interest in adult safeguarding and protection.
26 September, 2011
Scottish government publishes report which evaluates impact of interventions implemented within 3 local authority test sites to improve uptake of self-directed support.
23 September, 2011
New briefing published by Social Care Institute for Excellence and The King’s Funds examines how GPs can work with social care services to improve patients’ health outcomes and improve efficiency.
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