Unpaid carers
A report from the charity Carers UK has found that 62 per cent of current and former unpaid carers had no choice in taking on their role – equivalent to 10 million adult unpaid carers – because of a lack of alternative care options.
social care
Characteristics of effective ICPs
What have we learned about the role of integrated care partnerships in health and social care?
Vulnerable residents deserve better
As ever with previous government announcements, the Autumn Statement from the Chancellor was more about what wasn’t in there as much as what was.
Right care, right person
Time is needed to implement changes in emergency responses to people in a mental health crisis.
Prevention and early intervention
The LGA and its partners have set out a joint vision for health and social care.
Helping care leavers build a life
Improving the lives of children in care and care leavers is core to the responsibility of being a corporate parent; a promise that all councillors make when they are sworn in.
Supporting the social care workforce
The Care Quality Commission looks at the challenges facing provides and employers.