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Society ‘devaluing’ elderly and disabled people as social care delays rise

Around 600 people every day are joining growing waiting lists to be assessed for social care and support in England, figures from councils suggest. Unprecedented numbers of people needing help at home, hospital patients and unpaid carers are waiting ...

04 Aug 2022 at 11:01

Funding for care beds ‘will not address root causes of NHS and care challenges’

“Tacked-on” funding to buy extra care beds in the community and speed up the discharge of hospital patients will not address the long-term root problems plaguing the health and social care sectors, the Government has been warned. Ministers will ...

09 Jan 2023 at 15:22

Social care funding ‘will relieve hard-pressed councils and struggling staff’

Social care leaders have welcomed news that previously-pledged investment in the sector will go towards helping with recruitment and retention of staff but said major reform is still needed to properly address remaining challenges. The ...

28 Jul 2023 at 13:08

Nearly 250,000 people awaiting adult social care needs assessment – report

Nearly a quarter of a million people in England were waiting to have their care needs assessed by the end of summer, according to a report which warns of ongoing “significant budgetary challenges” impacting on the social care sector. ...

16 Nov 2023 at 00:01

‘Things have never been so bad’ for England’s social care sector – Adass

“Things have never been so bad” for England’s adult social care sector, a social services director has warned. A “staggering” number of older and disabled people are not getting the social care and support they need, according to ...

02 Nov 2022 at 16:41

Parts of economy starting to break down due to social care struggles – Labour

Social care is the “bedrock” of the nation’s prosperity and parts of the economy are starting to break down as the sector struggles, Labour has warned. Liz Kendall said she fears the Government does not have a serious plan to ...

02 Nov 2022 at 20:47

More investment for NHS but not social care is ‘like pouring water down a sink’

A push to get people discharged from hospital more quickly is partly contributing to a rise in those needing more complex care in the aftermath, according to a major survey of adult social care directors. A more-of-the-same ...

16 Jul 2024 at 00:01

Survey finds 81% of councils on course to overspend adult social care budgets

Eight in 10 councils in England are on course to bust their budget on adult social care by March, according to a survey said to show the “ongoing and intensifying pressures” facing the sector. Such conditions do not ...

06 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Passing police detention powers to NHS staff ‘could cause significant harm’

Extending police powers for detaining mental health patients to NHS staff could cause “significant harm with dangerous consequences”, leading organisations have warned. The Royal College of Psychiatrists, the ...

26 May 2025 at 00:01

Council overspend on social care highest in decade amid warning over NHS plan

Recent overspend by councils in England on their adult social care budgets was the highest in a decade, according to a major survey. The annual report from care leaders warned that due to the current state ...

15 Jul 2025 at 00:01

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