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19 Apr Communities

Quarter Of Tory Councillors Think Adult Social Care Is Underfunded In Their Area

A quarter of Conservative councillors think their local authority does not receive enough money to meet statutory duty service level requirements for adult social care.

01 Mar Social affairs

Urgent action is needed to fix failing children’s social care

On 27 February, MPs on the Education Select Committee began hearing oral evidence as part of their enquiry into children’s social care.

11 Oct 2023 Political parties

My dream manifesto for change

After 44 years in Parliament I’ve seen countless governments come and go. With a potential Labour government on the horizon, what would I include in a wish-list manifesto?

10 Sep 2023 Home affairs

The Daisy Cooper interview: "Our only focus is winning as many seats as possible"

Daisy Cooper thinks the time has come for the Liberal Democrats to change British politics; and says it will only come if the party takes the Tories head-on. She talks to Tali Fraser about what the party really stands for, its stance on Europe, and why she’s approaching the election with an athletic mindset. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

Why a Broken Commissioning System Leads to ‘Granny Dumping’

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04 Sep 2023 Health

Why a Broken Commissioning System Leads to ‘Granny Dumping’

There is a silent scandal sweeping across the country which is leaving older people with high needs vulnerable to inadequate care and safeguarding issues –‘Granny Dumping’.

12 Apr 2023 Health

Cuts to social care workforce funding will devastate an already beleaguered sector

The announcement that £500m of promised funding to develop the social care workforce has been halved, is deeply concerning. This risks worsening the NHS crisis as well as social care provision.

A Minimum Tariff for Adult Social Care Will Reduce NHS Costs

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10 Mar 2023 Health

A Minimum Tariff for Adult Social Care Will Reduce NHS Costs

The adult social care sector in England is seeing fee increases of 9-10% for the next financial year, based on the current RPI and a "fair cost of care exercise." However, these increases are still below market costs by as much as 40%, which puts pressure on providers to fill beds with self-funded residents to compensate for the low prices paid by commissioners. A minimum national tariff for adult social care is urgently needed to avoid further bed blocking in the NHS and to reduce insolvencies, but without it, adult social care in the UK will be unviable.

30 Jan 2023 Health

We need radical action and government leadership to put the NHS on a sustainable footing

The escalation of strikes is making this one of the most challenging periods in history for the NHS – especially as trust leaders were already bracing themselves for one of the toughest winters to date.

10 Jan 2023 Health

Radical social care reform is vital if we are to solve the crisis in the NHS

One side-effect of the current enormous pressure on the NHS has been a recognition that if you do not fix social care you cannot fix the health service.

08 Dec 2022 Health

Government must deliver urgent adult social care reform after years of failure and broken promises

A few weeks on from the Autumn Statement which brought a two-year delay to the implementation of the social care cap, there is no better time to be talking about adult social care.

17 Nov 2022 Health

Caring for Britain: Can our troubled social care system recover?

As the new government struggles to balance the books, Sophie Church hears how the already beleaguered care sector fears further cuts

The UK's social care system is 'broken', the Prime Minister must fix it

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07 Nov 2022 Health

The UK's social care system is 'broken', the Prime Minister must fix it

With the onset of Winter, pressures on the NHS are, once again, a point of major political debate. There is no quick fix, but Rishi Sunak must recognise he cannot ease the burden on health care without fixing our broken social care system too.

02 Nov 2022 Health

Social care workforce crisis is failing people with dementia

It’s been 11 months since the government published its Adult Social Care White Paper, People at the Heart of Care – and yet we still have precious little detail on how government will deliver vital reform for the social care workforce.

07 Sep 2022 Health

Care Homes Facing 1,000% Rise In Energy Costs Say They Could Be Forced To Close

Care home providers have warned they could be forced to shut down if they do not receive urgent support from government because of "unsustainable" energy costs.

Connected Care: How Mobile Connectivity Offers Huge Potential to Aid the Delivery of Social Care

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24 Aug 2022 Health

Connected Care: How Mobile Connectivity Offers Huge Potential to Aid the Delivery of Social Care

Mobile UK's new report suggests that councils should be putting digital at the heart of their social care delivery strategies.

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24 Aug 2022 Health

#Talking5G with Nicola Egan, Digital Champion at Central London Forward

Our latest report, Connected Care: How mobile connectivity can help councils overcome the challenges of delivering adult social care, includes a foreword written by Central London Forward’s (CLF) Digital Champion, Nicola Egan.

22 Jun 2022 Social affairs

This must be a turning point to overhaul children’s social care in England

The publication of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care in England in May was an important milestone for an area of social policy that is close to our hearts.

23 May 2022 Social affairs

It’s time the government step up to support kinship care

For too long we have been failing kinship carers. The thousands of grandparents, aunties, uncles, siblings and friends raising children when their parents are unable to – the “silent and unheard majority in the children’s social care system”.

Save the NHS: Deliver a Fair Fee for Care

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28 Mar 2022 Health

Save the NHS: Deliver a Fair Fee for Care

In the decade before the pandemic, while health care budgets went up every year, social care spend was savaged with multi-billion-pound cuts. As a result, today, care capacity is at rock bottom.

Why malnutrition should be a priority for health care

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16 Mar 2022 Health

Why malnutrition should be a priority for health care

It often gets overlooked, but its importance is undeniable. This Nutrition and Hydration Week, BSNA reflects on the importance of addressing malnutrition in Integrated Care Systems.

05 Jan 2022 Home affairs

Child protection must be a national priority in 2022

As MPs and Peers return to Parliament, we are urging the government to make 2022 the year child protection becomes a national priority.

05 Jan 2022 Health

Coping With Care: The Hidden Crisis Facing Unpaid Carers

Millions of unpaid carers were left without respite or support during the pandemic – to the detriment of their health and wellbeing.

01 Jan 2022 Health

An ageing population requires proper investment in social care

Millions of people work in and draw upon the adult social care system, which exists to support everyone who uses it to live the life they want to lead, no matter their age, ability or health condition.

30 Dec 2021 Parliament

Meet Parliament's New Rebels

Good governance requires a bit of rebellion. It keeps the leaders on their toes and shows the many sides of an argument, even among those allegedly politically aligned.