The Government has been accused of abdicating its responsibility on building a consensus on fixing social care.
MPs have warned the Government it must assess the cost of doing nothing on social care and speed up the process of reform.
Personalised assessments that consider factors, including the hazards in a person’s home and their previous medical history, will help reduce falls in older and at-risk people, according to updated...
News that the first phase of social care reform will take 10 years to be fully delivered has been met with disappointment by sector leaders.
Care leaders will be trained to use technology to improve patient care and help people live independently in their own homes for longer.
Former health secretary Stephen Dorrell says Labour has failed to set out how it wants the health service to change despite being in power for nine months
A charity that supported vulnerable people to stay at home and ease pressure on the NHS has been forced to close.
An advisory council has been appointed by the Social Care Foundation (SCF) think-tank to help the Casey Commission implement faster reform.
Social care will receive more funding through the NHS in this spring’s 10-Year Health Plan, the health and social care secretary has revealed.
NHS financial and operational sustainability cannot be achieved without strengthening social care, write Kathryn Smith, chief executive of the Social Care Institute for Excellence
The Government has voted to reject a Liberal Democrat amendment to exempt health and care providers from a rise in NICs.
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