9 July, 2021
6 July, 2021
Bill introduces a new legal duty for the Care Quality Commission to review and assess performance of local authorities in discharging their 'regulated care functions'
21 June, 2021
New research by Age UK highlights growing demand for care services with ‘chronic underfunding’ failing to keep pace
17 June, 2021
17 June, 2021
Failure to account for individual circumstances went against Care Act 2014 guidance and appeared to show a fettering of discretion
16 June, 2021 Open access
Public Accounts Committee calls for end to 'decades of neglect' for adults needing care
16 June, 2021 Open access
7 June, 2021
Minister confirms that funding will be delivered in two phases, with £1.75 million for emergency respite care, followed by £1.25 million to develop a short breaks fund
1 June, 2021
Andrew Lennon against NHS Highland and Another [2021] CSOH 56
27 May, 2021
Statement to Holyrood setting out government's post-election priorities also confirms that legislation should be introduced in first parliamentary session, with the service up and running by the end of the Parliament
26 May, 2021
Bill introduced to make provision for a publicly owned body to provide insurance for homeowners to cover social care costs
17 May, 2021 Open access
J and L's (acting by their mother) application and in the matter of a decision by A Health and Social Care Trust [2021] NIQB 23
14 May, 2021
MPs warn that without detailed 10-year costings for social care reform, the potential successes of a new integrated health and care system in England will be undermined
13 May, 2021
ZK, R (On the Application Of) v Norfolk County Council & Anor [2021] EWHC 1249 (Admin)
11 May, 2021
As part of its approach to reform, government says it will 'listen and engage' with staff groups and also consult with those with 'lived experience of the care sector'
6 May, 2021
New Kings Fund analysis of adult social care trends shows key indicators, including unmet needs and use of self-directed support, are heading 'in the wrong direction'
28 April, 2021
Worcestershire County Council, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2021] EWHC 682 (Admin)
23 April, 2021 Open access
Council pays £1,500 each to the teenager and his mother to reflect the distress and hardship they were caused, with further £200 for mother to reflect the fact that she was not listened to
14 April, 2021 Open access
Evidence sought on how the change for care homes with older adult residents in England could be implemented and whether respondents think it would be beneficial
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