Soaring waiting lists and closures: crunch time for social care services
Social care services across England are “rapidly deteriorating”, with waiting lists soaring and councils struggling with care home closures, social … Read more
Social Care
Care worker shortage will increase NHS waiting lists
The social care sector is facing a crisis in staffing, with an estimated 105,000 vacancies, according to the 2021 State of the … Read more
End the injustice of dementia patients paying for their care
Let down again, charities and campaigners representing 850,000 dementia patients were united in their criticism of the government this week … Read more
NHS under strain as tens of thousands of staff suffer long Covid
Patient care in the NHS is being hit because many of those struggling with long Covid are only able to … Read more
Over 850 health and social care workers have now died of COVID-19
883 health and social care workers have died of Coronavirus in England and Wales since March, according to Official data … Read more
Study reveals alarming impact of Covid on care home sector
A study from the Queen’s Nursing Institute, the world’s oldest nursing charity, has found that nursing homes were put under … Read more
Social care at breaking point in England after ‘lost decade’
A paper from the University of Birmingham has highlighted how policymakers’ failure to tackle chronically underfunded social care has resulted … Read more
Could a national care service help solve the social care crisis?
Social care services are in even greater peril as figures show that councils are battling huge debts and scores of providers are … Read more
Boris Johnson Accused Of ‘Re-Writing History’ Over Covid-19 Care Home Deaths
The Prime Minister has been accused of being “cowardly” after he said “too many” care homes failed to follow procedures … Read more
NHS England boss warns that UK must solve social care crisis if ‘any good’ is to come from pandemic
Sir Simon Stephens, head of NHS England, warned that Britain must solve its social care crisis if “any good” is … Read more