20 May, 2014
[2014] ECHR 492
20 May, 2014
New statutory instrument amends the Regulation of Care (Social Service Workers) (Scotland) Order 2005 by inserting two additional descriptions of social service workers who have to be registered and updating definitions for certain care services.
16 May, 2014
New legislation aims to put 'people and their carers in control of their care and support' and also puts a limit on the amount anyone will have to pay towards the costs of their care.
15 May, 2014
Report commissioned by the Labour Party also recommends that the Care Quality Commission should get new powers to tackle the exploitation of care workers whose treatment has an impact on the people they care for.
12 May, 2014
Under new arrangement, each organisation will automatically transfer complaints or queries about social care that should be directed to the other body.
12 May, 2014
New report by Institute and Faculty of Actuaries finds that just 8 per cent of men and 15 per cent of women entering care aged 85 today are likely to reach the new social care cap that is being introduced in 2016.
8 May, 2014
8 May, 2014
Government amendment to Care Bill, closing loophole excluding those who receive care at home which is publicly arranged or funded, passed by House of Lords yesterday.
7 May, 2014
Dr Shereen Hussein, scientific adviser to the Department of Health, says that poor language skills could lead to bad care and abuse.
6 May, 2014
BBC reports on scheme to be introduced from March 2015 in England following last year's independent review of care staff training and support.
2 May, 2014
[2014] EWCA Civ 553
2 May, 2014
New legislation designed to 'transform the way social services are delivered, promoting people’s independence to give them a stronger voice and more control' and to 'encourage a renewed focus on prevention and early intervention'.
29 April, 2014
New code of practice issued to support the effective transfer of independent living fund users to sole local authority support from July 2015.
29 April, 2014
New report shows that cost of providing personal care services to older people in their own homes has more than doubled in the last eight years reflecting the increasing proportion of older people being cared for at home, rather than in hospital or care homes.
28 April, 2014
Guide sets out the closure programme in 6 stages to 'help make it clear what will happen throughout the closure programme and how you can best prepare'.
24 April, 2014
Guardian reports on 'U turn' following campaign by pressure groups for elderly people and Liberal Democrats.
24 April, 2014
New report from the IPPR, published today, highlights the need to review the way 'social care' is provided.
17 April, 2014
New JRF report examines the relationship between pay and conditions for workers in residential, nursing and domiciliary care services and the quality of care experienced by people using the service.
14 April, 2014
Scottish Government announces £5.5m investment in new scheme to continue support when UK Independent Living Fund closes.
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