£72,500 social care cap scrapped
A cap on the amount a person can be charged for social care of £72,500 has been scrapped by the Government. Under plans passed by the former Coalition Government, the cap was due to come into effect in 2020, following the Dilnot Commission which investigated how social care should be funded. Health Minister Jackie Doyle-Price […]
Mental health detention reaches record high
Figures from NHS Digital have revealed that the number of applications to detain people with mental health issues, dementia or learning difficulties for their own safety are the highest on record. Patients who lack the mental capacity to consent to hospital or care treatment are put through an application process known as Deprivation of Liberty […]
Government ‘must end crisis in social care’
The Independent Care Group says the Government must end the crisis in social care, as more than 1.2 million people now go without the care they need. Group Chair Mike Padgham warned that social care had been an issue during the build up to the General Election, but had fallen out of the headlines in […]
Theresa May to ‘transform’ mental health
Prime Minister Theresa May has announced plans for mental health support in schools, workplaces and communities. Describing mental illness as a “hidden injustice,” she wants to an equal way of thinking for both mental and physical health. “I want us to employ the power of government as a force for good to transform the way […]
