25/01/2018 - 10:42
The Communities and Local Government and Health Committees have launched a joint inquiry on the long-term funding of adult social care.
24/01/2018 - 14:38
£42 million will be spent on enabling more elderly and disabled residents to make adaptations to their homes so they can live independently.
24/01/2018 - 10:04
Hampshire County Council has agreed for investment of up to £16.4 million in a new Meals on Wheels contract to support younger adults.
22/01/2018 - 11:57
The APPG on hunger has urged the government to tackle malnutrition in the elderly to save the NHS and social care over £15 billion a year.
17/01/2018 - 11:51
Figures from the CCN have indicated that local services are at breaking point as a result of an increasingly elderly population and ‘outdated’ government funding.
12/01/2018 - 10:37
Nottingham City Council has repeated its request for the government to provide the £8.5 million necessary for post-Grenfell safety measures.
10/01/2018 - 09:36
Leicestershire County Council has approved the development of a STOP Suicide campaign.
19/12/2017 - 12:17
One million children living in poverty in England will miss out on free school meals under new universal credit proposals.
19/12/2017 - 11:25
Welsh local authorities will receive an additional £20 million in 2018-19 and £40 million in 2019-20 to support local services.
11/12/2017 - 11:57
Manchester City Council is set to approve the installation of sprinklers in the 36 council-owned high rise properties.
06/12/2017 - 10:21
Robert Goodwill has announced that five local authorities will be involved in the initial roll out of the NAAS for social workers.
06/12/2017 - 09:46
Leeds City Council is proposing adding an extra three per cent to council tax to help with the hugely burgeoning cost of care.
21/11/2017 - 10:08
Measures to address the long-term reform of adult social care need to be brought forward to tackle the significant pressures facing the sector.
14/11/2017 - 10:43
Research has shown that over 3,000 disabled people in England under the age of 65 are living in care homes for older people.
14/11/2017 - 10:28
Oxford City Council has announced that it will partner the Jamie Oliver Foundation and Good Food Oxford to become more Sugar Smart.
