Welsh councils urge funding boost to ease social care pressures
By Lee Peart 09 March 2026
Welsh councils have called for additional funding for social care to help break what they describe as a cycle of ‘managing crisis’ across frontline services.
BREAKING NEWS: Streeting agrees to 'simple asks' from Baroness Casey
By Lee Peart 05 March 2026
Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has agreed to ‘simple asks’ on dementia, social care and motor neurone disease (MND) from Baroness Louise Casey.
BREAKING NEWS: Baroness Casey makes five 'simple asks' of Streeting
By Lee Peart 05 March 2026
Baroness Louise Casey has revealed she has written to health and social care secretary Wes Streeting with five ‘simple asks’ ahead of her commission’s first report on social care.
Holding Government to account
By Lee Peart 04 March 2026
Labour MP Paulette Hamilton explains how she helps hold the Government to account through her role as vice-chair of the Health and Social Care Committee
'Social care reform caught in political catch-22,' report finds
By Lee Peart 02 March 2026
Social care reform is caught in a political catch-22 with Government frightened to tackle the issue, according to a new report.
Minimum income guarantee for disabled adults to rise 7%
By Lee Peart 18 February 2026
The amount that working age adults must keep after paying for home care will rise by 7% from April 2026.
Shared dataset provides joined up care for older people
By Lee Peart 06 February 2026
A £2.4m research project funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and supported by NIHR ARC East of England, has shown that a minimum dataset (MDS) can be distilled to ...
Scottish social care undermined by 'systemic underinvestment'
By William Eichler 27 January 2026
Social care in Scotland is undermined by the ‘systemic underinvestment’ in prevention and early intervention delivered by social work and social care services, a new report finds.
Fair Pay Agreement 'unworkable' without proper funding, says LGA
By Lee Peart 16 January 2026
The adult social care Fair Pay Agreement (FPA) is ‘unworkable’ without proper funding and local government involvement, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).
Shared Lives charity supports almost 10,000 people in UK
By Lee Peart 14 January 2026
Home care charity, Shared Lives, supports 10,000 people through personalised, relationship-based care, new data has revealed.
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