18 January, 2016
18 January, 2016
New regulations issued that provide for an increase in the sum that a local authority should assume, in assessing a person’s liability to pay for accommodation provided under the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 or section 25 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, that they will need for their personal requirements, to £25.80 per week from 4 April 2016.
12 January, 2016
Sharing of data between local authorities and CCGs designed to help commissioners fulfil objectives set out in the NHS planning guidance by making information readily available to identify variation, investigate the reasons for any differences and improve outcome.
7 January, 2016
Bill will establish an independent commission to examine the future of the National Health Service and the social care system, to take evidence, and to report its conclusions to Parliament.
6 January, 2016
New regulations that set out the requirements which local authorities must follow when making a determination of the amount of the charges which apply in relation to care and support which they are providing or arranging or propose to provide or arrange in the course of carrying our their functions under Part 4 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.
21 December, 2015
Feedback sought on extending eligibility to people with temporary qualifying conditions that are likely to last at least 12 months, and on streamlining the assessment process, including the need for GP assessments.
21 December, 2015
18 December, 2015
Government announcement follows consultation exercise that found broad support for the inclusion of the Parliamentary, Health Service and Local Government Ombudsmen services in a new Public Service Ombudsman, but concerns about the inclusion of the Housing Ombudsman.
18 December, 2015
Report from three independent health think tanks - the Nuffield Trust, The King’s Fund, and the Health Foundation - advises that the additional money for social care provided through the Better Care Fund from 2017/2018 is welcome but risks arriving too late with the sector already on the brink of a crisis and a further significant cut in funding to follow next year.
17 December, 2015
Measures in provisional local government settlement include up to £2bn to be raised through 'social care precept' and extra £1.5bn funding for Better Care Fund.
17 December, 2015
Draft budget for 2016/2017 also confirms a £250m transformative new investment in the integration of adult health and social care services.
11 December, 2015
Six years after being set up the Commission is still not an 'effective regulator', says Committee chair.
9 December, 2015
BBC reports on letter to Chancellor from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, the Care Provider Alliance and the NHS Confederation expressing concern that measures in Autumn Statement will leave a funding gap and put vulnerable people at risk.
7 December, 2015
New statutory instrument makes provision in relation to the power for a local authority to arrange for the provision of accommodation together with nursing care by a registered nurse if consent is obtained from the relevant Local Health Board in the case of accommodation in Wales, or the relevant clinical commissioning group in the case of accommodation in England
7 December, 2015
New statutory instrument set out provisions in relation to duty on local authorities in Wales to meet care and support needs of adults, or support needs of carers, where registered providers of care are unable to carry on because of 'business failure'.
7 December, 2015
Letter to Guardian from Chief Executives of Nuffield Trust and King's Fund warns that new powers to raise council tax to pay for social care will not raise as much as the government suggests and, given wide variations in how much councils can raise through their tax base, will disadvantage deprived areas with high needs for publicly funded care.
4 December, 2015
The Welsh Government has announced that it will be investing £455,000 this year in the scheme - which delivers high quality palliative and end of life care to people in or close to their own homes - and has earmarked £910,000 funding for 2016/2017 and 2017/2018.
3 December, 2015
New report from Audit Scotland reviews the progress made to establish new integration authorities, which will be responsible for planning joint health and social care services and managing budgets totalling over £8 billion by 1 April 2016, and highlights risks that need addressing including difficulties with agreeing budgets, complex governance arrangements, and workforce planning.
3 December, 2015
New report from Housing LIN Cymru sets out evidence that extra care housing improves the health and wellbeing of residents; benefits local communities by offering employment and freeing up family housing; and reduces demand for health and social care services, and makes recommendations to ensure that extra care housing is a central plank of housing policies and provision for older people in the future.
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