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06/02/12 - Care Managers meet the Minister
Registered managers are the keys to progress in social care. Without their leadership and initiative nothing will change. But if registered managers continue to be overwhelmed by outside demands and bureaucracy, service users may miss out.
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06/02/12 - Elderly suffer as social care spending cut
Spending on social care for the elderly in England is falling this year - despite the assurances of ministers, an analysis by campaigners suggests.
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19/01/12 - Care Home Model is Working But Cuts in Funding Could Put Access at Risk
Demand for care home places is continuing to rise because of an ageing population and the fact that many older people with multiple health and social care needs find their quality of life is improved by 24-hour care in a residential setting, according to the Registered Nursing Home Association (RNHA).
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17/01/12 - Cross party talks on social care reform to begin this week
Cross-party talks about overhauling care and support for the elderly and disabled in England will begin this week with campaigners urging politicians to consider major change.
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13/01/12 - Growing care crisis as charges for elderly home care top £7,000 a year says Labour
A new survey of care provided by local councils, published by Labour, reveals shocking increases and wide disparities in charges for services for vulnerable elderly and disabled people.
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13/01/12 - Politicians urged to seize chance to change social care
Politicians from all parties have been urged to work together to find a way to overhaul the "failing" social care system in England.
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13/01/12 - Whistleblowing helpline to be extended to social care staff
The whistle-blowing helpline for NHS staff is being extended to staff and employers in the social care sector from 1 January. There is also a new number for the service, which encompasses all of the elements of the current helpline service and is free, independent and confidential.
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21/09/11 - Thousands of care homes across England do not have a registered manager
Thousands of care homes across England do not have a registered manager, and hundreds have significant breaches of standards which place thousands of older people at risk of poor care and worse, according to new information obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.
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21/09/11 - Revised Impact Assessment for the Health and Social Care Bill has been published
The revised Impact Assessment for the Health and Social Care Bill has been published today.
It outlines the benefits of implementing the policies proposed in the NHS White Paper 'Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS'.
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21/09/11 - Report calls for more failing care home protection
More needs to be done to protect people from failing care services in England, a report says. The National Audit office warns greater safeguards are needed when a firm runs into financial trouble as happened recently with Southern Cross homes.
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15/08/11 - Most Britons don't trust care homes
Three-quarters of Britons intend to look after their older relatives themselves because they do not trust residential homes to care for them properly, a survey has suggested..
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15/08/11 - Bupa calls for 'urgent' action over care home crisis
Ray King, chief executive of medical group Bupa, has called for a "chronic underfunding" of the care homes system to be addressed "urgently".
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15/08/11 - Alzheimer's drug tests in six years, Lancaster researcher says
A new drug to prevent the development of Alzheimer's disease could be tested on patients within six years, according to researchers at Lancaster University.
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07/07/11 - Funding overhaul for social care to be set out
Social care costs in England should be capped so people do not face losing their assets, a review is to say.
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07/07/11 - Care homes are facing average real term cuts of 2.5% in fees from local councils
New figures seen by the BBC reveal struggling care homes are facing average real term cuts of 2.5% in fees from local councils.
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07/07/11 - Charities call for cross-party elderly care talks
Politicians should hold cross-party talks on reforming the care system for the elderly in England, charities say.
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01/06/11 - 800,000 'not given help with social care
Hundreds of thousands of older people in England who need social care are not getting any support from the state or private sector, campaigners say.
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01/06/11 - CQC publish first of detailed reports into dignity and nutrition for older people
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published the first 12 reports from an inspection programme which examines whether elderly people receive essential standards of care in 100 NHS hospitals throughout England.
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01/06/11 - Vulnerable must not fall through cracks in GP practice lists
Responding to the Government's "listening exercise" on the Health and Social Care Bill, Baroness Margaret Eaton, Chairman of the Local Government Association, said:
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23/05/11 - Government to seek legislation to protect society's most vulnerable people
Plans to strengthen the protection of vulnerable adults by making it a legal requirement for all local authorities to have a Safeguarding Adults Board were today announced by Care Services Minister Paul Burstow.
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23/05/11 - Skills for Care back Learning at Work Day
Skills for Care are backing Learning at Work day with an innovative tool to help frontline adult social care workers with numeracy and literacy skills.
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23/05/11 - Social care system continues to ignore service users' rights and needs, according to new book
Authors of a new book, which is the largest independent study of personalisation and person-centred support to date, say basic human rights are still not being met by the current UK care system.
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