23 September, 2011
21 September, 2011
Budget includes commitment to social wage, free prescriptions and freeze of council tax.
21 September, 2011
Ofsted publishes report which examines the views of children living in children's homes, residential special schools and boarding schools and shows that 26 per cent of children were asked to prepare for inspectors.
20 September, 2011
Commission plans to simplify and strengthen regulatory model to reflect focus on monitoring and inspection.
15 September, 2011
Current system needs to change if it to be sustainable for the long term, says Health Minister.
15 September, 2011
Commission's annual report provides a 'valuable picture of people’s experiences of access to care services, the choice and control that they have when using services, and the quality of the care that is provided'.
15 September, 2011
14 September, 2011
Chartered Insurance Institute publishes report which considers implications of Dilnot Commission's publication on the public's experience of care system and the role of private sector in providing advice and funding solutions.
13 September, 2011
Research published by International Longevity Centre shows that those in extra care housing are half as likely to move into institutional care as people living in the community recieving domiciliary care.
13 September, 2011
Leading charities Clinks, DrugScope, Homeless Link and Mind say we are failing to understand and coordinate support for most excluded and urge political leaders to take action.
13 September, 2011
New network established to enable people to share experiences, advice and support with others who have a personal heath budget, their carers and families.
13 September, 2011
New report published by The Princess Royal Trust for Carers also shows that half of older carers said that their health had got worse in the last year.
13 September, 2011
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has agreed to review cuts after legal challenge from the National Deaf Children's Society.
12 September, 2011
Department of Health publication outlines benefits of implementing policies proposed in NHS White Paper.
9 September, 2011
Community Care reports study by the United Kingdom Homecare Association shows that clients are receiving shorter visits and losing access to services such as safety checks.
8 September, 2011
Debate in Westminster Hall on problems with support in transition to adulthood.
31 August, 2011
Ten per cent of councils may have breached equality laws by going ahead with proposed changes to adult care services on the day they finished consulting, reports Community Care.
26 August, 2011
April 2011 letter from Nick Clegg, obtained under freedom of information by Inside Housing, on dramatic cuts in his constituency.
22 August, 2011
Article in epolitix.com says that social care not simply about providing care for older people.
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