County Councils Network reveals costs to provide care will reach £17bn by the end of the decade
Councils are calling for the needs of hundreds of thousands of working age adults and…
County Councils Network reveals funding “black hole” as demand for adult social care rises
Councils warn that unless the UK Government acts in the Budget and Spending Review, local…
Age UK urges the UK Government to introduce a comprehensive plan to reform social care
A new report by Age UK finds older people are often struggling due to insufficient…
Skills for Care report reveals how international recruitment is growing social care workforce
International recruitment drove improvements in the adult social care workforce in the year to March…
Key takeaways from Labour Party Conference chat on the role of technology in adult social care
Leaders in adult social care met to discuss the role of technology in addressing the…
Healthwatch finds 1.5 million working-age disabled people are not having social care needs met
New research into social care for disabled people shows how transformative social care can…
County Councils Network says implementing social care reforms by next Autumn is “impossible”
England’s largest councils today called for a delay in the introduction of the cap on…
Comment: Dementia predicted to cost the UK Government around £91bn by 2040
With the upcoming General Election, the growing crisis within the social care sector continues to…
National Office for Care and Support launched in Wales to strengthen social care arrangements
In an important step towards a National Care Service in Wales, the Minister for Social…
Scottish Government announces £9m social care funding to support people in living independently
The Scottish Government has announced that more than £9 million is being made available over…