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Articles tagged with: carers
Cuts to social care workforce funding will devastate an already beleaguered sector
Health
By Baroness Altmann
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.
It’s time to tackle gender inequality in unpaid care work
Economy
By Cherie Blair
It’s time to tackle gender inequality in unpaid care work
Juggling a career with unpaid care work is an enormous challenge that women face everywhere.
Radical social care reform is vital if we are to solve the crisis in the NHS
Health
By Damian Green MP
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.
Government must deliver urgent adult social care reform after years of failure and broken promises
Health
By Baroness Andrews
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.
Ed Davey interview: ‘I made my priority very clear and it is to beat Conservative MPs’
Political parties
By Tali Fraser
Ed Davey interview: ‘I made my priority very clear and it is to beat Conservative MPs’
As both leader of the Liberal Democrats and a carer to his son, Ed Davey has a lot on his plate. But, he tells Tali Fraser, he’s ready for a general election any time. Photography by Baldo Sciacca.
This must be a turning point to overhaul children’s social care in England
Social affairs
By Tim Loughton MP, Steve McCabe MP and Baroness Tyler
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.
Carers should have the right to one week unpaid leave to help them stay in work
Social affairs
By Baroness Pitkeathley
Carers should have the right to one week unpaid leave to help them stay in work
The Conservative Party Manifesto for the 2019 general election contained a pledge to introduce a right to one week’s unpaid leave for carers.
Coping With Care: The Hidden Crisis Facing Unpaid Carers
Health
By John Johnston
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.
Care minister Gillian Keegan: 'I don't think I will ever be in a meeting where somebody isn't asking for more money'
Health
By Georgina Bailey
Care minister Gillian Keegan: 'I don't think I will ever be in a meeting where somebody isn't asking for more money'
Gillian Keegan believes that she will get dementia.
The care sector urgently needs reform after suffering long term under-funding and neglect
Health
By Shaun Bailey MP
The care sector urgently needs reform after suffering long term under-funding and neglect
Despite years of promises, the Department of Health and Social Care still doesn’t have a plan in place to reform the adult social care sector.
The government’s failure to deliver vital PPE to health and care workers left staff afraid for their safety
Coronavirus
By Olivia Blake MP
The government’s failure to deliver vital PPE to health and care workers left staff afraid for their safety
To avoid repeating last year's mistakes DHSC must listen to doctors, nurses and carers, ensuring they have confidence in the systems and processes designed to guarantee their safety.
Government Admits It Has Missed Its Target To Offer Vaccines To All Care Workers By End of January
Coronavirus
Government Admits It Has Missed Its Target To Offer Vaccines To All Care Workers By End of January
Ministers have admitted their pledge to roll out vaccines to all care home staff has been missed despite achieving their target of offering jabs to all care home residents.
Ministers cannot ignore the warning signs as care homes risk being overwhelmed again
Coronavirus
By Liz Kendall MP
Ministers cannot ignore the warning signs as care homes risk being overwhelmed again
We cannot protect the NHS if we fail to protect social care. With growing pressures, government must spell out what immediate extra support can be provided for carers.
To support disabled people better, there is no doubt we must do more to support their carers
Health
By Ed Davey MP
To support disabled people better, there is no doubt we must do more to support their carers
It is simply unsustainable and unacceptable to rely more and more on unpaid carers. Government must plug the £4-billion-plus hole in adult social care budgets, and work cross-party to agree a long-term solution for social care
Covid-19 has revealed fundamental weaknesses in our public services
Coronavirus
By Baroness Armstrong
Covid-19 has revealed fundamental weaknesses in our public services
Public service providers rapidly redesigned their services to meet the unprecedented challenges of Covid, but the public health response was hampered by over-centralised, poorly coordinated and poorly communicated policies.
Exclusive: 200 Families Of Frontline Health Workers Who Died From Coronavirus Have Received £60,000 NHS Payments
Coronavirus
Exclusive: 200 Families Of Frontline Health Workers Who Died From Coronavirus Have Received £60,000 NHS Payments
More than 200 families of front-line NHS workers who died during the first coronavirus peak will receive £60,000 bereavement payments from the government, amid warnings from unions that many relatives might still not know they are entitled to make claims.
Kinship carers are doing the right thing by their families, it’s time the state does right by them
Social affairs
By Catherine McKinnell MP
Kinship carers are doing the right thing by their families, it’s time the state does right by them
Small additional investment in kinship care now, will enable more children to remain safely within their families and save substantial economic and social costs in the longer term.
Partner content
Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
Panorama: 'The Forgotten Frontline' - Alzheimer's Society comments
On Thursday 30 July 2020 at 21:00, Panorama will broadcast a report on how care homes have fared during the coronavrius pandemic. Reporter Alison Holt asks if care homes were abandoned to fight the virus alone.
Partner content
Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
Face coverings to be mandatory in shops and supermarkets in England from 24th July - Alzheimer's Society comments
From 24 July, the Government have announced that face coverings should be mandatory in England in shops and supermarkets in addition to public transport and NHS settings.
UK not ‘slamming gate shut’ with new post-Brexit migration system, Boris Johnson says
Home affairs
UK not ‘slamming gate shut’ with new post-Brexit migration system, Boris Johnson says
Britain’s post-Brexit immigration system is not about “simply slamming the gates” shut once the UK leaves the European Union, Boris Johnson has said.
Labour demands ‘Care for Carers’ package to fix ‘inadequate’ mental health support for coronavirus frontline staff
Coronavirus
Labour demands ‘Care for Carers’ package to fix ‘inadequate’ mental health support for coronavirus frontline staff
Labour is calling for the “inadequate” mental health support given to NHS and care staff to be overhauled in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
MP caring for disabled wife says Government 'silencing' him amid bitter row over end of virtual Commons
Coronavirus
MP caring for disabled wife says Government 'silencing' him amid bitter row over end of virtual Commons
A Lib Dem MP who has been his disabled wife's carer for 21 years has warned the Government is silencing the voices of his constituents by refusing to extend the proxy voting system.