Government urged not to remove Care Act rights from disabled people
Removing rights and protections from disabled people who are most at risk from Coronavirus cannot be justified, say charities.
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Tories face legal action over ‘failing’ patients with learning disabilities and autism
Health Secretary given just 14 days to respond to a threat of legal action by the equalities watchdog.
Read moreCare providers forced to cut support for vulnerable adults due to spiralling wage costs
One in five organisations are offering care to fewer individuals as a means of balancing the books.
Read moreCare home owners refuse to refund family despite investigation finding mother was neglected
Workers abused and neglected an elderly resident in a Bradford care home.
Read moreOver 80s save Government £23bn a year through unpaid care
Over 80s provide 1.2bn hours of unpaid care a year, new figures from Age UK reveal.
Read moreLaw change means 100,000 more people will get personal health budgets
NHS 'Long Term Plan' aims to expand personalised care to more vulnerable people with care needs.
Read moreCouncil took too long assessing disabled woman’s care needs, says Ombudsman
Somerset Council accused of taking too long to assess a vulnerable woman’s care needs.
Read more2.6 million mid-life workers expect to leave their job to care for a relative
Government urged to invest in long-term and sustainable social care funding so that more people can remain in work.
Read moreDementia ‘care crisis’ to cost £6.3 billion by 2040
Government urged to do more to tackle the unfolding 'dementia care crisis'.
Read moreLabour to introduce free personal care for the elderly
Labour say the plan would help to reduce the burden on unpaid carers and NHS.
Read moreUnpaid carers unable to see a doctor because they can’t get a break from caring
Charity calls for better support for unpaid carers to enable them to take breaks from caring.
Read moreNearly 50,000 children in care let down by ‘inadequate’ council services
Number of children in care living in areas where council services are failing is on the rise.
Read moreTory tax cuts for the rich have deprived the UK public of almost £14bn
UNISON says money could have used to fund social care improvements.
Read moreCharity warns of social care ‘rationing’ as funding cuts reach £7.7bn
Fears grow that more older and disabled people will be made to go without care in England.
Read moreSure Start cuts leave vulnerable children at risk of abuse and neglect
Chancellor urged to increase spending on children's centre's in the upcoming spending review.
Read moreVulnerable children removed from foster carers who wanted to adopt them
Social workers picked the children up from school without telling the couple of their intentions.
Read moreFree social care for over-65s would save the NHS £4.5bn a year
IPPR report claims it would also create 70,000 new jobs in the care sector.
Read moreLondon council failed to adequately support disabled mother, says Ombudsman
Council failed to properly assess a disabled mother's needs when her young son moved from nursery to school.
Read moreMinister supports social care recruitment campaign – but will it work?
More people encouraged to pursue a career in social care, but will it work?
Read moreReport warns of ‘growing workforce crisis’ in England’s social care sector
UK Government urged to commit to a Real Living Wage for all adult social care staff.
Read moreSocial workers denied parents time with dying baby, says Ombudsman
Council was forced to apologise to the family and pay £2,000 for the distress caused.
Read moreCare watchdog slams council’s ‘repeated failure’ to provide boy with learning difficulties adequate support
Council's refusal to provide adequate support "has had a significant, cumulative effect on his education", says Ombudsman.
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£1.3bn Tory funding cut will ‘tip many councils over the edge’, warn council leaders.
Social care and homelessness services in England under threat from further Tory cuts, despite mounting pressures and growing demand.
Read moreCarers struggle to protect elderly and disabled loved ones from poor nutrition
Families report struggling with a range of challenges as they support older and disabled loved ones to eat and drink...
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