23/07/2018 - 16:27
£4.5 million announced for programmes to refer NHS patients to local community services such as walking clubs, gardening or arts activities.
20/07/2018 - 10:47
School children in England are to be taught first aid in a bid to give young people ‘the tools they need to be ready to thrive when they leave school’.
19/07/2018 - 15:07
James Brokenshire has said that he will be conducting a full-scale review of the building regulations fire safety guidance.
19/07/2018 - 11:14
The Liberal Democrats have revealed that children and adults in England can face a wait of more than two years for an autism assessment.
09/07/2018 - 10:05
More older people than ever are missing out on the vital care and support they need, with a 19 per cent increase seen in the last two years.
03/07/2018 - 16:57
The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill seeks to protect the rights of people who do not have the mental capacity to make decisions about their care.
02/07/2018 - 09:38
89 per cent of councils believe that national taxation should be part of the financial solution to the adult social care crisis.
29/06/2018 - 11:26
The CQC has published a new series of resources to help health and care organisations ensure the safety and well-being of people using their services.
29/06/2018 - 10:15
England’s poorest areas are becoming fast food hotspots, with as many as five times more outlets found in these communities than in the most affluent.
28/06/2018 - 09:40
A £10 million a year fund will be boosted to £105 million over the next three years to help deliver more joined up care closer to home in Wales.
27/06/2018 - 09:30
Two Commons committees have urged for a sustainable funding solution for adult social care, including a call for a new tax on over-40s.
25/06/2018 - 09:28
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a range of new measures to cut childhood obesity in half by 2030.
21/06/2018 - 14:54
NHS Digital and the LGA have chosen 12 councils to explore how technology and digital innovation could help shape the future of social care.
21/06/2018 - 10:43
New analysis by Unicef UK has revealed that one in three children in the UK are growing up in areas with unsafe levels of particulate pollution.
19/06/2018 - 11:37
Social care leaders have expressed frustration at the government’s decision to postpone the much-needed Social Care Green Paper.
