Labour pours scorn over autumn statement for ignoring sick and old
John McDonnell accused the chancellor of failing the sick and elderly after his autumn statement gave no additional money to … Read more
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The £600m hole in Nottinghamshire’s health services
More than half a billion pounds of savings are expected to be made by Nottinghamshire’s health and social care over … Read more
CQC: State of Health Care and Adult Social Care in England 2015/16
CQC Summary Demands are increasing on health and social care. State of Care – our annual overview of health and … Read more
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
Hospital overcrowding caused by ‘political maladministration’, say MPs
Hospitals have become dangerously full and discharge patients too soon as a direct result of “political maladministration” by successive governments, … Read more
Nursing home care ratings lagging behind due to staff and capacity gaps, CQC warns
Social care organisations are increasingly struggling to provide an adequate standard of care because of staff shortages and lack of … Read more
Sharp rise in care delays ‘piles pressure on hospitals’
A sharp rise in waits for care services is piling the pressure on the NHS in England, hospital bosses are … Read more
Home truths: are older people paying the price for social care cuts?
Patrick Hall – Fellow Social Care Policy The problems of the NHS do not exist in a vacuum. Older people … Read more
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