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A Minimum Tariff for Adult Social Care Will Reduce NHS Costs Partner content
Health
By Advinia Health Care
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.
We need radical action and government leadership to put the NHS on a sustainable footing
Health
By Saffron Cordery
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.
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.
Caring for Britain: Can our troubled social care system recover?
Health
By Sophie Church
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 Partner content
Health
By Advinia Health Care
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.
Social care workforce crisis is failing people with dementia
Health
By Debbie Abrahams MP
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.
Care Homes Facing 1,000% Rise In Energy Costs Say They Could Be Forced To Close
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 Partner content
Health
By Mobile UK
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.
Partner content
Health
By Mobile UK
#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.
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.
It’s time the government step up to support kinship care
Social affairs
By Alex Cunningham MP
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 Partner content
Health
By Advinia Health Care
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 Partner content
Health
By British Specialist Nutrition Association (BSNA)
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.
Child protection must be a national priority in 2022
Home affairs
By Sir Peter Wanless
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.
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.
An ageing population requires proper investment in social care
Health
By David Fothergill
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.
Meet Parliament's New Rebels
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.
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.
Landmark Social Care Proposals Criticised As 'Three Steps Forward And Two Steps Backwards'
Health
Landmark Social Care Proposals Criticised As "Three Steps Forward And Two Steps Backwards"
Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has criticised the government over its ten year vision for social care announced today, claiming it fails to tackle issues with local authority funding and the workforce crisis.
Government Plans For Care Cap Costs Set To Be Derailed By The House Of Lords
Health
Government Plans For Care Cap Costs Set To Be Derailed By The House Of Lords
Peers have vowed to “do what it takes” to scrap the government’s controversial social care plans when the Health and Social Care Bill goes to the House of Lords next week.
Jeremy Hunt Hints Government Could “Look Again” At Social Care Cap Before Next Election
Health
Jeremy Hunt Hints Government Could “Look Again” At Social Care Cap Before Next Election
Health select committee chair Jeremy Hunt has suggested that the government may be forced to review their controversial social care cap plans in light of heavy criticism from MPs.
Furious Tories Threaten A 'Sizeable' Rebellion Over 'Less Fair' Social Care Reforms
Health
Furious Tories Threaten A "Sizeable" Rebellion Over "Less Fair" Social Care Reforms
Furious Tory MPs are threatening to disobey the Prime Minister when the House of Commons votes on social care finance plans which are set to hit poorer northern pensioners the hardest.
An additional £8bn funding is needed to help the existing social care system recover
Health
By Charles Tallack
An additional £8bn funding is needed to help the existing social care system recover
On 7th September, the government announced a new health and social care levy. This will increase National Insurance contributions and raise around £10bn a year – £30bn over the next three years.