England’s largest councils have called on the government to set out its plans to reform social care this year while warning against a ‘knee-jerk’ centralisation of the system.
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Care home leaders have called on the government to use the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity for far-reaching reform of the sector.
A House of Commons scrutiny committee has branded the government’s approach to social care during the COVID-19 pandemic as “slow, inconsistent, and at times negligent”.
A coalition of councils, social care organisations and charities has called for a “radical rethink” of the social care system, guided by lessons learned from COVID-19.
A report suggesting social care is to be merged with the NHS has been quashed by the government.
People over 40 would have to pay more tax or national insurance in order to meet their later life care costs under plans being considered by the government.
Fourteen people are exhausting their assets every day for pay for their care costs, according to Age UK analysis.
A new ADASS report has called for radical reform of social care in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.
Talking exclusively to CHP, Tony Stein, CEO of Healthcare Management Solutions (HCMS), calls for a National Care Service to sit alongside the NHS with equal status and equal access to resources and shared goals.
Dozens of care homes are facing financial collapse in Leeds and Sheffield it has been revealed.
