Nutrition, wellbeing and communication top care service complaints in Scotland
Scotland’s Care Inspectorate has published an in-depth report on complaints about care services in the country, with overall complaints down slightly year-on-year. The report covers complaints received and investigated between April 2019 and March 2024, and focuses in particular on the most recent year, 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. The statistics show the […]
Care shortages failing the UK’s most vulnerable…
A survey by the Family and Childcare Trust has revealed that four in five local authorities in the UK report not having enough care for older people in their area. The Trust’s Older People’s Care Survey funded by Legal & General found more than 6.4 million people aged 65 and over are living in areas […]
Shortage of support taking its toll on carers health and finances…
New findings released by Carers UK have found that people looking after older or disabled loved ones are missing out on much needed financial and practical support. Coinciding with Carers Rights Day (November 25), the charity discovered as many as 52 per cent of the total 5,682 collected responses claim missing out on support as a result of not identifying as a carer impacted negatively […]
Greater action and leadership needed to help people with SMI…
A joint report published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has set out the ‘essential actions’ needed to improve the physical health of adults with severe mental illness across the NHS. As well as the two organisations, the ‘Improving the physical health of adults with severe mental illness: […]
Mental health services ‘not considering women’s needs’, campaigners warn…
According to the results of a ‘Freedom of Information’ request released by Agenda – an alliance of more than 60 organisations campaigning for women and children at risk – mental health services across England are not adequately considering the needs of female mental health patients. The charity reports that out of the 35 who responded […]
Post-Brexit: What next for voluntary sector disability organisations?
The Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG) has released a new report which details the impact of Brexit on voluntary disability organisations. The ‘Post-Brexit: What next for voluntary sector disability organisations?’ report builds on the findings originating from consulting the membership immediately after the EU referendum result, in a bid to identify post-Brexit issues and risks; […]
CSJ praises Camphill Community for the learning disabled…
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), an independent think-tank developed to put social justice at the centre of British politics, has praised the historic community of Camphill Newton Dee for its ‘many lessons for Care in a communal setting’ as part of their ‘The Need for Community’ report. In addition to being described as ‘flexible and unique’, the report also acknowledges Camphill Newton […]
