8 February, 2011
8 February, 2011
Care Services Minister announces investment in 79 local projects around the country to help identify and support carers.
7 February, 2011
Citizens Advice publishes its response to the Dilnot Commission on Funding of Care and Support.
3 February, 2011
Whilst role of debt advice is recognised as a cost effective preventative measure, impact of current funding cuts will mean that far less preventative work is able to take place.
2 February, 2011
TUC publishes its submission to the Dilnot Commission on Funding of Care and Support.
2 February, 2011
Planning care for increasing numbers of older people in future is one of our biggest national challenges and doing nothing is not an option, says Public Health Minister.
28 January, 2011
27 January, 2011
New Bill presented to parliament which provides for carers rights to flexible working.
25 January, 2011
Four new statutory instruments in relation to the registration of care services in Scotland.
25 January, 2011
Local authorities are putting in place plans to increase adult care charges by up to hundreds of pounds a week, reports Community Care.
20 January, 2011
Three leading organisations issue responses to yesterday's publication of the Health and Social Care Bill.
19 January, 2011
New Joseph Rowntree Foundation publication that provides examples of effective ways to support older people’s health, well-being and independence.
19 January, 2011
New Bill includes measures regulating health and adult social care services and public involvement in health and social care matters.
6 January, 2011
National Housing Federation calls on local authorities to be transparent and account for what they will be spending their Supporting People funding on.
5 January, 2011
Initiative highlights the importance of health and social care working together to ensure that people have a smooth transition from hospital to home.
4 January, 2011
Funding will be spent this financial year to help people get settled back at home with the support they need and prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital.
17 December, 2010
FACS proving difficult to adhere to in the face of rising cost pressures and an increasing need to ration services, reports Community Care.
14 December, 2010
New statutory instrument that extends registration with the Scottish Social Services Council to managers of care at home services and a managers of housing support services.
14 December, 2010
New amendment regulations make provision regarding the fitness to provide a care service of managers of care at home services and managers of housing support services.
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