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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

‘Health and Care Chancellor’ urged to support social care in Budget

Funding for carers to have respite breaks should be doubled, a coalition representing older people has urged Jeremy Hunt as they dubbed him the “Health and Care Chancellor”. The Care and Support Alliance (CSA) said it is “imploring” Mr Hunt to ...

15 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Watchdog shines light on ‘serious impact’ of cancelled care

Patients are facing “catastrophic health impacts” due to vital appointments being postponed and cancelled, a watchdog has warned. Healthwatch England said that last-minute cancellations were leading to people’s symptoms getting worse and ...

27 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Unpaid carer households lack own transport and cope with bad health – analysis

At least one in five households with an unpaid carer in some of the most built-up parts of the country have no private transport and have someone who is disabled or in bad health, new analysis shows. The areas include large cities such ...

05 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Scottish Liberal Democrat MP’s Bill to give unpaid carers leave to become law

Carers will be able to take unpaid leave from their employment after a Scottish Liberal Democrat MP’s Bill passed in Westminster. North East Fife MP Wendy Chamberlain’s Carer’s Leave Bill will become law after it passed its final ...

19 May 2023 at 14:29

Review launched into Carer’s Allowance overpayments

A review has been launched into the issue of carer overpayments which the Government acknowledged has pushed some people to “breaking point”. The issue of people being penalised for going over their earnings limit for Carer’s ...

16 Oct 2024 at 11:49

Government urged to write off majority of carer’s allowance debts immediately

Debts unwittingly racked up by carers due to overpayments of their allowance should be written off immediately, the Government has been urged as it announced a review into the issue. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall ...

16 Oct 2024 at 15:01

Social care leaders warn of tough times without ‘significant new funding’

The coming months for people needing social care are likely to be “the most difficult we’ve seen in recent years” unless significant new funding is announced soon, almost 100 leaders in the sector have warned. Next ...

22 May 2025 at 07:00

Lack of breaks ‘leading to more carers suffering poor mental health’

Carers’ mental health has worsened, according to a major survey which found more than half reported often or always feeling overwhelmed. The charity Carers UK said the results of its latest polling of more than 12,...

20 Feb 2025 at 00:01

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