the guardian view on social care and the nhs: can...
Politicians in Whitehall and the town hall are heading for conflict over the costs of looking after...
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uk social care system failing most vulnerable |...
The health and social care problems besetting our four nations are depicted clearly in microcosm in...
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the tories are ignoring the worsening crises in...
Iain Malcolm says the government has missed countless opportunities to improve social care; Nick...
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the guardian view on social care funding: don t...
George Osborne sounded generous during final month’s autumn statement,but now it’s clear the...
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social care catastrophe won t be solved by...
Your editorial (Social care and the NHS: can’t pay,won’t pay, 1 February) fails to grasp the...
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clare in the community: the first 20 years
An exhibition opens this week celebrating the most celebrated social worker in Britain,whose weekly...
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robots are no answer to the looming care crisis |...
By 2030 it is estimated there will be over 1 million carers aged 65-74 years,double the number in...
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in wales social work is recognised and valued. it...
Lower caseloads,more support from managers and better integration with health. No wonder Welsh...
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care home crisis won t be solved by just paying...
The former Sainsbury’s chief is now at the helm of Four Seasons,the UKs biggest care domestic...
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social workers save lives. we are not child...
Guardian Social Lives survey finds that although many professionals say they love their jobs,a...
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social care funding and the cost of short term...
A royal commission recommended the extension of free care as long ago as 1999,says Robin Wendt; plus...
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more small care homes will go under this year...
The social care crisis is being fuelled by cash-strapped councils underpaying for care domestic...
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finland is pioneering joined up services, and...
‘whether we keep one child out of care we can hire two or three more staff,’ say Finnish...
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heather smith obituary
My mother,Heather Smith, who has died aged 90, and was an aircraft mechanic,social worker and...
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we need social care that s fit for purpose |...
A great start to your focus on the NHS,with some words from the people actually providing the...
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cuts to hit care of elderly in poorest areas
domestic visits face crisis because powers to raise tax favour richer boroughs,warns Local...
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elwyn owens obituary
My husband,Elwyn Owens, who has died of cancer aged 76, and worked throughout his life to improve...
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social care minister calls for return to multi...
Alistair Burt says the state cannot fund all old-age care and a new partnership between the state...
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concern for relatives is pushing families to film...
As a BBC producer I absorb been involved in five investigations that absorb used secret filming to...
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why the nhs needs social workers on board | lyn...
The NHS and local authorities will need to recognise that social workers are share of the solution...
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the cuts will hit us hardest at the end of our...
Underfunded care homes and overworked staff. In George Osborne’s permanently shrinking state,this...
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george osborne must get a grip on the care home...
In July the government announced a five-year delay in the implementation of the cap on care costs...
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as fast track social work training goes north, can...
Despite the expansion of the Frontline on-the-job training scheme,the profession remains split over...
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the outlook for social care is grim - unless more...
With increased demand on services coupled with a predicted shortfall of 200000 care workers by...
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how will care home inspections get any better with...
Anyone can become an inspector after a six-week course and whole areas – quality of...
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we care workers love what we do - but we can t...
Due to funding cuts,we’re expected to provide adequate care in only a few minutes for pitiful pay....
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social care at tipping point as back pay crisis...
In a letter to the Observer,ministers enjoy been urged to plug the £400m hole created by fresh...
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government s bold reforms are only for children...
The initiatives announced by Nicky Morgan are confusing and leave two-thirds of social work...
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my father was failed by homecare company | liz...
Caring for older people in their own home is big commerce but the focus on profits can too often...
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the care homes at the vanguard of better health
Homes in Hertfordshire hold successfully reduced hospital admissions and improved residents’...
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who will care for us in the future? watch out for...
With care work underfunded and devalued,we may be tempted to outsource a key section of our...
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why should rachel watt have to sleep in her...
This disabled woman has seen her care package cut by two-thirds since 2010. Without that abet,she is...
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new guidance aims to improve end of life care for...
People with learning disabilities should have access to the same high quality care as others in the...
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gwen james obituary
Social worker and dogged campaigner for children in careGwen James,who has died aged 85, was a...
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why did connor sparrowhawk die in a specialist nhs...
A report has found 18-year-ragged Connor Sparrowhawk's death at Slade House assessment and...
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why the state still has a duty of care to children
Bridget Robb,head of social work association, Basw, or defends the embattled profession in the face...
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social care left in crisis by spending review |...
As the dust begins to settle on final month’s spending review,it is now clear that it represents...
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half of uk care homes will close unless £2.9bn...
Chancellor must act now to prevent ‘devastating financial collapse of sector,alliance of groups...
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care bodies demand crisis talks with osborne over...
Care homes will close,say four health bodies in letter to ministers, and interrogate what has...
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care homes are struggling - osborne must act to...
Falling council fees and the new national living wage are leaving care homes unable to cover their...
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two fifths of britains care homes below standard...
‘This is probably the start of a really serious issue for the industry,’ says Care England...
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one in four mothers of newborns placed in care...
Researchers alarmed at number of women who have child after child removed,and call for more befriend...
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closing northern irish care homes could kill...
Relatives of elderly residents in seven homes being axed by Four Seasons Health Care call on private...
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uk s biggest care home operator mulls sell off of...
Four Seasons Health Care,facing a £500m blow to its finances after government spending cuts, wants...
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half of all services now failing as uk care sector...
Five years of funding cuts blamed for crisis threatening the welfare of elderly and disabled...
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nice criticises flying home care visits as short...
Government advisers want care workers to spend at least half an hour with vulnerable people but...
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vulnerable people at risk in appalling...
Government watchdog has serious concerns over safety of people using care providers no longer...
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half of all services now failing as uk care sector...
Five years of funding cuts blamed for crisis threatening the welfare of elderly and disabled...
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care home provider under threat as labour attacks...
Four Seasons Health Care,which looks after 17000 residents, could disappear into administration...
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uks biggest care home provider shuts loss making...
Hundreds of residents and 393 staff affected in Northern Ireland as Four Seasons Health Care says it...
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osborne plans to allow 2% council tax rises to...
recent source of revenue to be announced in the autumn statement as care home financing crisis...
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union warns £3bn not enough to save care homes...
Research suggests steep council tax increases and £1.5bn in extra funds will be inadequate to...
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eileen lord obituary
My mother,Eileen Lord, who has died aged 84, and was a trailblazer in many ways,who admired the...
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dentists and housing workers to be trained to spot...
Charity could eventually offer course across social care industry amid concerns key workers are...
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responsibility for managing £5bn benefit for...
Attendance allowance for over-65s to become the responsibility of councils in one of the biggest...
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future for adult social care in uk is bleak, study...
Thinktank says Osborne’s proposal to fund social care through council tax rise will be inadequate...
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cash crisis could close 50% of uk care homes
Government urged to protect the elderly as providers face financial squeeze from falling fees and...
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migrant adult social care staff add £4.4bn to...
Figures released to stamp 1DWU event show annual contribution of migrants working in sectorMigrants...
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why should i do the same job i was doing for less...
Experts by experience are contracted to talk to care domestic residents and give them a voice in...
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george osbornes lack of ideas means care homes...
Key figures say funding gap created by rising costs and squeeze in fees believe not been addressed...
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last nhs hospital in england for people with...
Calderstones in Lancashire will close along with up to half 2600 hospital beds in NHS and private...
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haringey council accused of serious failings in...
Case review into 2014 death of 16-year-passe Mary Stroman – who said she had been repeatedly...
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to solve the crisis in care for older people,...
Proposed solutions such as integrating health and social care can’t tackle the shortfall in care...
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youth the one mitigating factor for teenage girls...
The 15-year-olds were given the equivalent of an adult life sentence and could be detained...
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who will champion the need to pay for public...
Guy Hands is an unlikely advocate of increasing government expenditure on care for elderly people....
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dementia tax and social care funding: the...
Everything you need to know approximately Theresa May’s proposals to change the funding of social...
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social care funding: what are the conservatives...
Everything you need to know approximately Theresa May’s proposals to change the funding of social...
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james dougan obituary
Our friend James Dougan,who has died of cancer aged 57, was a senior manager in children’s social...
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four seasons payout buys breathing space
UK’s biggest care domestic firm staves off creditors with £26m interest payment as it faces...
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somerset care home staff bullied autistic...
Report calls for nationwide changes to the way care placements are managedPeople with autism living...
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nhs chief demands political consensus on funding...
Simon Stevens says key to tackling the challenge of paying for care of ageing population is...
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tortured, drugged and killed, a month after the...
Social workers and police face criticism for failing to spot abuse of vulnerable manThe following...
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