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Cost of social care for children up a quarter 

The Editorial Team

Latest figures show that spending to protect vulnerable children at risk of harm has increased by almost a quarter in five years, because of soaring demand for support.

Categories news Tags Children and young people, social care

Call for action on social care workforce

The Editorial Team

The LGA and national adult social care organisations have called on the Government to deliver a long-term care workforce strategy and tackle the issue of care worker pay.

Categories news Tags social care
A woman looking worried at a bill to pay

Extra £500m for vulnerable families

The Editorial Team

The LGA has welcomed an additional £500 million for councils to help vulnerable households with rising living costs, but warned that a long-term solution is needed to prevent poverty.

Categories news Tags social care

Staff shortages forcing councils to reduce care

The Editorial Team

More than half of councils in England had to reduce the level of care and support they provided to vulnerable residents in January, because of growing numbers of social care staff on sick leave or isolating because of the Omicron variant.

Categories news Tags social care
Boy sitting at a desk learning at home using a tablet and notepad, helped by his brother.

Bill ‘needs safeguards for young carers’

The Editorial Team

Barnardo’s has warned that the Government’s Health and Care Bill may mean more sick and disabled adults are discharged from hospital into the sole care of children. 

Categories news Tags children, social care
a rehab trainer helping an older man with shoulder mobility exercises

Investing in health and care services

Councillor David Fothergill

The Spending Review provides an opportunity to level up our communities and tackle health inequalities.

Categories features Tags public health, social care

MPs call for 10-year social care plan

The Editorial Team

A cross-party committee of MPs has called on ministers to publish a 10-year plan for social care, with detailed costings.

Categories news Tags social care

Social care winter plan

The Editorial Team

Social care in England needs an extra £7 billion a year as an urgent “starting point” to avoid potential collapse of the market, MPs have said.

Categories news Tags social care

‘End care-health divide’

The Editorial Team

The coronavirus crisis proves the artificiality of the funding divide between the NHS and social care, according to a recent research note from the think tank Policy Exchange.

Categories news Tags Covid-19, social care
Patient with a carer looking at an electronic display working together

Recruitment and retention

Councillor Richard Roberts

Increasing care workers’ pay will have a positive impact on those working in care and those who need it.

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