Thu 15 December 2011
Care homes may get "trafic light" ratings
Privately run nursing homes could be forced to open their accounts to government inspectors...Read more 
Fri 25 November 2011
UK can 'choose' good adult social care , says Andrew Dilnot Economist.
Andrew Dilnot, chair of the Commission on Funding of Care and Support, said it is "nonsense" for anyone to say that the UK cannot afford adult long-term social care....Read more
Fri 04 November 2011
Enterprising Cafés offer employment to people with mental health difficulties
Two hospital cafés serving inpatients and visitors in West Sussex have been transformed into social enterprises where people recovering from mental illness can find paid employment and retraining opportunities....Read more
Mon 31 October 2011
Carewise Care Funding Advice service goes live in West Sussex
Carewise is a new service for older people paying for care, and their family, advisers and representatives…………...Carewise is a unique “pathway” to information and advice developed jointly by voluntary organisations (Age UK West Sussex, the Society of Later Life Advisers), West Sussex Forum and the C...Read more
Fri 21 October 2011
Some councils guilty of 'hopeless short termism', says Social Care Minister
If sector led improvement in social care services is to be achieved then local authorities need to be their own 'sternest critics,' says care services minister
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Wed 19 October 2011
Personalisation must work for those who need it most
The emphasis on providing personal budgets for all risks failing to deliver personalised care for people with the most complex needs, a report from Demos warns today.
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Tue 18 October 2011
The economics of the madhouse, the care regime of the almshouse
A column in The Daily Telegraph argues that David Cameron will pay dearly if he fails to tackle Britain’s social care crisis...Read more
Thu 13 October 2011
Hospitals neglect elderly, says NHS watchdog
Too many hospitals in England are falling short in the most basic care they are giving elderly patients, inspectors say.
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Tue 11 October 2011
"Difficult Conversations" - talking about End Of Life
The National Council for Palliative Care has published a guidance booklet on communicating with people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder about End of Life....Read more
Mon 10 October 2011
Half of hospitals 'failing to feed elderly patients properly'Staff forgetting to give food and water, while dignified care is lacking at 40% of hospitals, Care Quality Commission says
The Care Quality Commission found 40% of hospitals did not offer dignified care for elderly people and half had problems with nutritional standards in aged care. Nearly half of hospitals are failing to provide good nutrition to elderly patients while 40% do not offer dignified care, figures ...Read more
Fri 07 October 2011
GP Clinical Commissioning Groups getting a "Poisoned Chailce"
Michael Dixon says that many GPs worry about the bureaucracy involved in being part of new primary care groups
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Thu 06 October 2011
Staff at West Sussex Care Home arrested
Staff at Orchid View care home, a Southern Cross facility near Copthorne, have been arrested over neglect....Read more
Wed 05 October 2011
NHS Sussex launches "Sussex Together"
Pan Sussex NHS services take a step closer as "Sussex Together" is launched.
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Wed 11 May 2011
Law Commission recommends radical changes
The Law Commission recommends a radical overhaul of adult social care law...Read more
Mon 28 March 2011
A £10,000 care home penalty for the thrifty.
Middle-class pensioners who have paid their way all their lives are being forced to subsidise Local Authority free care home places....Read more
Mon 21 March 2011
Paying for Care: Should the NHS and Social Care budgets be seen as one resource?
The King's Fund have published a report stating that even with the additional money promised in the CSR and an increase social care spend, there may still be a £1.23 bn funding gap between spend and demand....Read more
Mon 21 March 2011
Paying for Long term Care in England
Impartial advice has been developed by a group of public organisations and charities to help members of the public make better informed decisions about paying for care....Read more
Sat 27 November 2010
Taking care of tomorrow
Akermans Solicitors give practical advice on long term care planning....Read more
Mon 22 November 2010
What's at risk? Public sector change
The UK public sector is about to undergo the most significant shift in decades. Those responsible for delivering public services will adopt new business models, altering traditional roles and activities. In response he UK public sector risk profile is changing dramatically....Read more
Tue 02 November 2010
Harmony House opens in Southwick
Owned by two GPs and run by their son this refurbished care home specialises in personalised nursing care for older people....Read more
Sat 23 October 2010
BBC Living Longer project
A series of programmes looking at the opportunities and issues for a society which is growing older....Read more
Wed 20 January 2010
Just Care Consultancy for older people launched in West Sussex
Mystified by assessment and eligibility criteria? Refused free NHS Continuing Care?
A new service will benefit individuals, relatives and legal representatives.
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Tue 17 November 2009
Alzheimers Societys report Poor dementia care in hospitals costing lives and hundreds of millions
People with dementia - who occupy a quarter of all hospital beds - are staying far longer in hospital than people without the condition who go in for the same treatment.
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Mon 09 November 2009
Cost of care plan for needy criticised
Gordon Brown's plan to provide free home-based social care for those with the highest needs has been strongly attacked....Read more
Mon 09 November 2009
Union warns of 8,700 job cuts
Public services are being hit by unprecedented spending cuts as the Government attempts to save £100 billion over the next two years....Read more
Mon 09 November 2009
Quality care depends on investment in staff and leadership
Investing in staff and leadership is the key to delivering quality care for older and disabled people, according to new reserach published today...Read more
Tue 27 October 2009
Anger as court seizes £3.2bn from elderly
Secret court seizes nest eggs of the elderly
A secret court that seizes the nest eggs of the elderly and vulnerable has triggered 3,000 complaints in the 18 months since it was set up, it was revealed yesterday. The obscure Court of Protection has taken control of £3.2billion in assets from thos...Read more
Thu 22 October 2009
NHS discriminates against elderly patients, health minister admits
Elderly patients receive worse health care because the NHS discriminates against them, the Health Secretary will say today.
The Daily Telegraph, 22.10.09, p.1 & 2
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Thu 22 October 2009
Grey Britain: over-85s double in a generation
The number of people aged 85 and over will more than double in the next generation as the profile of Britain’s population grows rapidly older. Official population projections show that the over-85s will grow from 1.3 million last year to 3.3 million by 2033.
The Daily Telegraph, 22.10.09, p.4
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Wed 23 September 2009
CQC says that the hospitals and care homes need to improve communication to prevent infections
The Care Quality Commission sets out it's concerns about the lack of communication between care homes and hospitals in preventing infections passing between these two settings...Read more
Wed 23 September 2009
Care in a proper community
Housing trusts, primary care trusts and local authorities are working together to provide ‘extra care’ homes to give older people independence....Read more
Tue 21 July 2009
Independent Providers Access to Face Masks
We are expecting a statement from the Department of Health by the end of the week on independent sector access to the national stockpile of facemasks as they are aware of problems locally with PCT’s and local authorities in England. We will alert members as soon as this is published....Read more
Thu 11 June 2009
WHO: Swine flu pandemic has begun, 1st in 41 years
The World Health Organization declared a swine flu pandemic Thursday — the first global flu epidemic in 41 years — as infections in the United States, Europe, Australia, South America and elsewhere climbed to nearly 30,000 cases. The long-awaited pandemic announcement is scientific confirmation that...Read more
Wed 03 June 2009
WHO close to declaring global swine flu pandemic
Three people critically ill in Scotland as World Health Organisation says virus has spread to 64 countries...Read more
Wed 03 June 2009
Swine flu pandemic likely to hit UK in early autumn before vaccine is ready
Virologist warns of H1N1 virus outbreak after school holidays and that vaccine would only protect 15% of population...Read more
Mon 18 May 2009
New Residents & Relatives Report Inspection in Action – Making inspection work
The Relatives & Residents Association has scrutinised a number of CSCI care home inspection reports and raised concerns...Read more
Tue 12 May 2009
June launch confirmed for Green Paper
The Government Green Paper on care and support reform in England will be published in June....Read more
Mon 27 April 2009
Adult Social Care Workforce Strategy – a route-map to the future
The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative body for independent care providers, has endorsed the new Adult Social Care Workforce Strategy and hailed it as a route-map to a 21st century care system.
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Sat 25 April 2009
Credit crunch, Public policy, The RSA
Matthew Taylor Chief Executive of The Royal Society of Arts comments on 24th April
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Wed 22 April 2009
Report shows individual budgets can help carers
New independent research has shown that individual budgets (Ibs) can greatly improve carer’s quality of life when compared with carers of peoples using conventional social services....Read more
Mon 20 April 2009
Leading homecare association responds to BBC Panorama programme - 09/04/2009
The United Home Care Association found the Panorama programme deeply disturbing. As the representative association for homecare providers, UKHCA’s prime concern is the welfare and safety of people who receive homecare....Read more
Tue 10 March 2009
Older people worry about high care home costs
The charity Counsel and Care has said of the 2620 calls made to their advise help line in 2008, 30% were from people worried about how to pay for care homes....Read more
Tue 10 March 2009
Study of innovative services for older people in rural areas seeks evidence
The Social ExclusionTask Force (SETF) in the Cabinet Office and Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) are working together on a study on service delivery for older people in rural areas and are seeking evdinec of good practice and innovation....Read more
Tue 10 March 2009
Learning disability numbers set to rise
The number of people with learning difficulties is now expected to rise at a much faster rate than previously predicted....Read more
