Complex needs failure driving 'very high cost' placements, says LGA
By Lee Peart 30 May 2025
Failure to support children and young people with complex needs is driving an escalation in ‘very high cost’ placements, the Local Government Association (LGA) has revealed.
SEND improvement plan to address 'systemic failures'
By Lee Peart 29 May 2025
Bracknell Forest Council has set out plans to improve SEND provision including funding for extra staff.
Care coalition calls for significant social care funding in Spending Review
By Lee Peart 22 May 2025
A coalition of stakeholders has called for significant investment in social care in the Spending Review on 11 June.
NHS and local government partner on gonorrhoea vaccine
By Lee Peart 21 May 2025
The NHS and local government have partnered on the roll-out of a world-first vaccine programme to prevent gonorrhoea.
EXCLUSIVE: Family decision making model keeps children out of care
By Lee Peart 15 May 2025
A new charity report highlights how an evidence-based model of family-led decision making can help keep children out of care.
Social care needs £3.4bn to avoid decline, report finds
By Lee Peart 15 May 2025
Social care will need an additional £3.4bn each year by 2028/29 to avoid services declining, according to The Health Foundation.
Government 'abdicating responsibility' on social care, say Lib Dems
By Lee Peart 08 May 2025
The Government has been accused of abdicating its responsibility on building a consensus on fixing social care.
Cost of doing nothing on social care must be assessed, say MPs
By Lee Peart 06 May 2025
MPs have warned the Government it must assess the cost of doing nothing on social care and speed up the process of reform.
Ten-year time frame for social care reform 'deeply disappointing'
By Lee Peart 02 May 2025
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.
Work progressing on £25m hospital upgrade
By Lee Peart 24 April 2025
Work is progressing on a £25m project to improve, extend and modernise Clacton Hospital.
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