Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has defended the Government’s record on social care while giving evidence to MPs.
Council overspent their adult social care budgets by a decade high of £774m in 2024/25, ADASS has revealed.
Leaving social care out of the 10-Year Plan is a significant mistake, writes Martin Green, chief executive of Care England
Professor Andrew Dilnot has accused the Government of ‘letting down generations of families and social care workers’ by not implementing social care reform.
A new poll highlighting pensioners’ fears over social care costs has added to pressure for faster reform.
Almost half (48%) of care providers report they are now effectively ‘working in the dark’, having insufficient advanced visibility of their organisation, new research reveals.
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has urged the Government to allow social care providers to extend care workers’ visas without facing ‘crippling’ Home Office fees, to avoid making the crisis in soc...
A think tank has urged the Government to boost social care funding by £1.5bn to support a £2,000 pay rise for care workers.
Social care will need an additional £3.4bn each year by 2028/29 to avoid services declining, according to The Health Foundation.
International recruitment for care workers will end under plans announced by home secretary Yvette Cooper.
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