1 April, 2011
31 March, 2011
New report also examines the opportunities and challenges arising from government proposals.
30 March, 2011
Survey conducted by The Care and Support Alliance also reveals that 52 per cent of respondents are struggling to maintain their independence.
30 March, 2011
New scheme will enable staff working in the NHS and care services to set up independent organisations to run the services they deliver.
29 March, 2011
Councillors sign a joint letter with the National Housing Federation warning that thousands of people could be forced to fend for themselves as some local authorities push through cuts of more than 50%.
29 March, 2011
Care Quality Commission publishes its 'State of Care' report for 2009/2010 which highlights improvements to health and social care services but warns of crucial time ahead.
25 March, 2011
24 March, 2011
In new 'Plan for Growth', government says that it will 'strip out' regulations that were never meant for the social care market.
24 March, 2011
New regulations that increase the thresholds below which local authorities are not to charge for certain types of social care provided or secured by them.
23 March, 2011
New Counsel and Care report also shows that the changing economic climate is impacting badly on services received by older people.
23 March, 2011
Social Care Institute for Excellence publishes findings from a six month study of older people's and their carers’ experience of using personal budgets.
18 March, 2011
New regulations that set out requirements which must be complied with by providers of care services under Part 5 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.
17 March, 2011
The Kings Fund report examines trends in spending on social care and provides evidence on the inter-dependency of health and social care.
16 March, 2011
New statutory instrument that sets out duty on local authorities to provide short breaks for carers of disabled children in their area.
16 March, 2011
134 councils have signed up to join a network of early implementers that will remove divisions between the NHS and local authorities.
15 March, 2011
Care Quality Commission publishes report on the implementation of liberty safeguards, which protect the rights of people who lack the mental capacity to consent to their care or treatment.
14 March, 2011
New statutory instrument that amends national assistance legislation so that the sum a resident in accommodation arranged under Part 3 of National Assistance Act 1948 is assumed to need for personal requirements is increased to £22.60.
14 March, 2011
Community Care reports that some councils have raised threshold from 'substantial' to 'critical' from April 2011 without a formal announcement.
11 March, 2011
Department of Communities and Local Government examining all social care duties of local authorities as part of a wide-ranging review, reports Community Care.
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