Social care cuts take English service to tipping point, regulator warns
A&E units are struggling to cope because social care services that help elderly people have been cut so much that … Read more
Elderly care
Elderly Britons bearing brunt of cuts to social care, report warns
Elderly people are bearing the brunt of cuts to social care, according to a new report that also warns of … Read more
Social Care for Older People – The King’s Fund
This report, published jointly with the Nuffield Trust, looks at the current state of social care services for older people … Read more
Plan to ‘transform’ NHS could lead to downgrade of major London hospitals
Council leaders have refused to sign up to a plan to “transform” NHS services amid fears two major London hospitals, … Read more
‘Big question marks’ over how CCGs will pay for £200m care hike
A price hike to the cost of NHS funded nursing at care homes of nearly £200m a year could put … Read more
Vulnerable adults at risk as councils face £1bn social care shortfall
Outlook for care provision in England is bleak with cuts eating into resources despite rising need for support, says report. … Read more
‘Don’t forget’ Brexit impact on social care sector
Leading representatives from the UK’s care sector have warned that the vote to leave the European Union could have serious … Read more
Bakewell and Bolsover community hospitals set for closure
Two community hospitals have been earmarked for closure as part of a shakeup of NHS healthcare in Derbyshire. Newholme Hospital … Read more
Budget cuts leave occupational therapy posts unfilled as referrals rise
Occupational therapists (OTs) make up 2% of the adult social services workforce but are responsible for around 40% of referrals, … Read more
Major hospital incidents becoming year-round occurrence, nurses warn
Mounting pressures on hospitals mean that patients are being treated in storerooms, frail and elderly patients are being moved around … Read more