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ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Occupancy rates unsustainable in 26 Bradford care homes, says care chief

By Ann McGauran | 16 September 2020

Occupancy rates are unsustainable in 26 care homes in Bradford, with people  ‘genuinely worried’ ...

SOCIAL CARE

Ombudsman calls for 'level playing field'

By Martin Ford | 15 September 2020

‘Weak’ social care providers are avoiding public accountability, the local government ombudsman h...

SOCIAL CARE

Pay boost for care workers following tribunal

By Martin Ford | 15 September 2020

A group of homecare workers have been awarded £100,000 in backdated pay in a tribunal ruling that...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

People matter more than places

By Donna Hall | 14 September 2020

Until we stop obsessing about the process of place and begin to reconnect meaningfully with peopl...

SOCIAL CARE

A perfect storm for care homes

By Iain MacBeath | 14 September 2020

Councils must now strategically invest in services to help people stay in their own homes and neg...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Is COVID a catalyst for systemic change within care?

By Dr Onkar Sahota | 14 September 2020

London has the highest COVID-19 care home death rate of any UK region. Dr Onkar Sahota says it i...

SOCIAL CARE

Care home lockdowns on rise

By Martin Ford | 14 September 2020

A growing number of councils have imposed lockdowns on care homes in response to rising numbers o...

SOCIAL CARE

Funds 'not reaching care frontline'

By Martin Ford | 14 September 2020

Care England has said bureaucratic hoops are preventing funding from reaching providers.

HEALTH

Social care directors 'envious' of NHS

By Martin Ford | 08 September 2020

A representative of local government social care directors has told MPs they view better-resource...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

A Programme of change for Scotland

By Heather Jameson | 08 September 2020

Scotland’s new Programme for Government offered Indyref 2 as the showstopper, but for local gover...

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