A drug, discovered by scientists, has been found to stop all neurodegenerative brain diseases, including dementia. A UK Medical Research Council team stopped brain cells dying in an animal for the first time in 2013, creating headlines around the world. Nevertheless, the compound used was unsuitable for people, as it caused organ damage. But the …
In a report by charity Independent Age, an analysis based on CQC inspections of care homes, found the North West contains seven of the eight worst performing English local authorities on care home quality, with one in three care homes across the region performing poorly. London was found to be the best performing region with …
New report finds ‘stark variation’ in quality of care homes in England Read More »
In an announcement planned for tomorrow by Labour Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, around 1 million carers would receive an extra £10 a week under plans for a significant rise in the value of a carer’s allowance. The increase would be funded by Labour and cost £538m by the time of the next election, by reversing the …
Unpaid carers to have 17% allowance increase under Labour Read More »
Home care providers have warned the adult care system has begun to collapse as figures show more than 900 adult social care workers a day quit their job last year. The charity, Skills for Care, released data to the BBC that revealed in 2015-16 about 338,520 adult care social workers left their roles, equal to …
Figures reveal 900 carers in England quit their job in England last year Read More »
Fees that care home and domiciliary care providers must pay to CQC rose in April. On 1 April care home providers with 26-30 residents saw their registration charges rise by £163 from £4,212 to £4,375. Single-location community social care providers also saw a £823 rise in their fees to £2,192 a year. CQC is funded …
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Recent findings from a four-month long enquiry into adult social care were published last week, in a report by the House of Commons Communities and Local Government (CLG) Select Committee. The findings showed nearly half of care staff (48 per cent) leave their jobs within a year of starting, with the social care sector replacing …
Inquiry finds almost half of care workers leave jobs within a year Read More »
From today coroners are no longer required to conduct a formal inquest for every person who dies while under a Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) authorisation following an amendment to the law. In November 2016 ministers agreed to the amendment to the Policing and Crime Bill which removed the statutory duty of coroners to hold …
Changes to coroner duty in DoLS and authorisations under the Mental Health Act 2005 Read More »
Guardian research has shown professionals are reluctant to climb the career ladder with only one in six social workers wanting to be managers. The latest survey by Guardian Social Lives found that only 15% of the 1,400 respondents planned to move into management roles in the next five years. Reasons for this were identified by …
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New plans published on 20 March 2017 by the Department of Health will prohibit discrimination against whistleblowers when they apply for jobs with NHS employers. The plans will strengthen the legal recourse whistleblowers can access if they believe they have been discriminated against because they appear to have blown the whistle. Appropriate remedies will be …
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A BBC Panorama investigation has found care firms have cancelled contracts with 95 UK councils, saying they cannot deliver services for the amount they are being paid. This figure comes from a Freedom of Information request, which was responded to by 197 of 212 UK councils. The research was carried out for Panorama by Opus …
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