23 March, 2011
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
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.
8 March, 2011
Instead Commission likely to put forward a 'partnership' approach drawing on resources from the state, individuals and informal carers to ensure people have affordable access to support.
7 March, 2011
Plus, from April the grant will no longer be ring-fenced, giving councils 'maximum flexibility to support local needs', says Housing Minister.
7 March, 2011
More than 100 prominent social care academics and policy experts urge the government to drop its welfare reform plans because they say they will penalise disabled people.
4 March, 2011
New statutory instrument in relation to notification by the registration authority of actions against providers of care.
4 March, 2011
Government confirms £180m for councils to fund home adaptations to help those with disabilities live comfortably and independently in their own home.
3 March, 2011
[2011] EWCA Civ 196
3 March, 2011
There can be no place for arbitrary age discrimination in the NHS, says Care Services Minister.
2 March, 2011
Government announces that there are now 177 groups of GP practices who will play an increasing role in commissioning healthcare.
2 March, 2011
Two new statutory instruments in relation to National Assistance in Scotland.
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