Social care trends beginning to reflect pre-COVID landscape
Key social care trends in England in 2021/22 showed signs of a return to the situation before Covid-19, with the number of new requests to local authorities for support increasing, while the number of people receiving publicly funded care fell. That’s according to analysis from The King’s Fund Social care 360 report, which says the above trends […]
Global action needed to tackle issues in long-term care
The impact of issues arising from aging populations in countries around the globe, combined with declining numbers of caregivers and insufficient government support for services older adults need to live with dignity and respect, demands urgent attention. That’s the stark warning in a report from the Global Ageing Network (GAN), an international network of leaders […]
Digital technology is a ‘crucial step’ in reforming social care
Tunstall Healthcare and the County Councils Network (CCN) have published report which argues that the potential of technology to support those with social care needs is growing ‘exponentially’ each year. This new report follows the 2021 report ‘Employing Assistive Technology in Adult Social Care’, also delivered by the CCN and Tunstall, and looks into the […]
C of E ‘reimagines’ approaches to care and support in Care Covenant
The Church of England’s Archbishops’ Commission on Reimagining Care has set out three actions to realise a new vision for care and support: rethinking attitudes to care and support; rebalancing roles and responsibilities; and redesigning the social care system. The Commission, which was launched by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York in April 2021, calls […]
DBS partners with Ann Craft Trust to promote Safeguarding Adults Week 2022
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Ann Craft Trust have teamed up during National Safeguarding Adults Week to support organisations to develop safer working practices. DBS supports employers to make safer recruitment decisions by processing and issuing criminal record checks and by maintaining the Adults and Children’s barred lists. Barred lists are records of […]
Energy crisis risk to care sector laid bare
Care England has called for immediate Government action to prevent a widespread catastrophe within adult social care, as figures released by Box Power CIC and the body reveal the ‘shocking’ impact of energy price rises on the sector. Care England have been working closely with Box Power CIC, the UK’s only philanthropic non-for-profit energy consultancy, […]
NHS Confederation: Social care workforce crisis risks patient safety
NHS leaders across England say staffing gaps and a lack of capacity in social care are putting the care and safety of patients in the NHS at risk. Almost 250 NHS leaders responding to an NHS Confederation survey say that patients are being delayed in hospital much longer than they should, with the knock-on impact […]
New social care partnership to support vulnerable people across Wales
A sector-leading not-for-profit organisation has partnered with a key health and social care provider to help vulnerable people in need of care. Hafod, which describes itself as a socially conscious provider of housing, care and support services, has partnered with New Directions Health & Social Care, who will draw on more than two decades of […]
Local authorities receive funding to help prepare for charging reform
More than £15 million will be given to local authorities across England to help them implement new social care charging reforms to bring an end to the unpredictable cost of care for the public, the government has said. The introduction of charging reform, which will include a cap on the cost of care and a […]
NHS Digital updates IT security toolkit for social care
NHS Digital’s flagship security awareness toolkit, Keep I.T. Confidential, has been updated to help support social care organisations to improve security culture within their care settings. The free campaign materials, developed in partnership with Digital Social Care, are specifically designed to be used by social care organisations to help improve staff knowledge of cyber security […]