23 February, 2012
23 February, 2012
New regulations make amendments to Carers Strategies (Wales) Regulations 2011 including making provision to avoid any possible implication that English and Welsh versions of the strategies are treated differently.
23 February, 2012
Department of Health review acknowledges that role of Care Quality Commission has not been as clear as it needs to be to health and care providers, patients and the public.
23 February, 2012
New report published by Age UK and National Osteoporosis Society recommends that local GPs and hospitals must work together with local authorities to put in place better care programmes for older people.
22 February, 2012
Top-down culture has led to an over-reliance on checklists, process and procedure, says Care Services Minister Paul Burstow.
20 February, 2012
[2012] EWHC 236 (Admin)
20 February, 2012
[2012] EWHC 291 (Admin)
16 February, 2012
New regulations set out functions of local authority and Local Health Board that are 'family support functions' for the purposes of section 58 of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010.
16 February, 2012
TUC argues that for disabled people who are able to work, paid, decent, secure and safe employment is best route out of poverty.
16 February, 2012
Homeless link publishes paper that sets out vision for NHS where every homeless person gets support they need to have a healthier life.
15 February, 2012
Department of Health publishes series of factsheets to explain topics and key themes contained in Bill.
15 February, 2012
New regulations exclude certain specified activities from the definition of care services under Part 5 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.
15 February, 2012
New regulations make provision for certain types of care services to be inspected at least once in every 12 month period and for these inspections to be unannounced.
9 February, 2012
[2012] EWCA Civ 79
8 February, 2012
Health Select Committee report highlights that joined up services are key to securing better outcomes for older people and other vulnerable groups, and to delivering efficiency savings for NHS.
8 February, 2012
Care Quality Commission publishes reports from review of services for people with learning disabilities which shows that services are failing to provide patient-centred care.
7 February, 2012
Ability of English councils to consider their finances when assessing people for social care challenged at Supreme Court, reports bbc.co.uk.
7 February, 2012
Department of Health publishes estimates of how 2010/2011 spend by primary care trusts would be deployed under new commissioning arrangements proposed in Health and Social Care bill.
7 February, 2012
[2012] EWCA Civ 66
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