Articles tagged with: social care

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04 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

Alzheimer's Society responds to DHSC care home visiting guidance

Gavin Terry, Head of Policy at Alzheimer's Society said:

03 Mar 2021 Health

Brexit, Welfare And Social Care: Everything Missing From Rishi Sunak's Budget Plans

Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget included some major announcements, but there were also some conspicuous absences too. PoliticsHome points out the gaps.

01 Mar 2021 Health

The Health and Care Bill will build a health service fit for a post-pandemic future

Our health and care system has performed amazingly throughout this time of national crisis, in very large part down to the phenomenal efforts of our fantastic NHS and care workforce.

Society must adapt to support the important role of unpaid carers

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01 Mar 2021 Economy

Society must adapt to support the important role of unpaid carers

The Government and employers need to collaborate to ensure that unpaid carers, including parents, are able to continue working if they wish.

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22 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

Alzheimer’s Society comments on news that care home residents will be allowed one designated visitor

The Department of Health and Social Care are due to announce that care home residents will be allowed one regular indoor visitor from 8th March.

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18 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

Alzheimer's Society responds to face-to-face care home visits resuming

Responding, James White, Head of Public Affairs and Campaigns at Alzheimer’s Society, said:

08 Feb 2021 Health

Government must urgently change the law to end blanket ban on care home visits

People don’t forfeit their human rights when they go into care. They must not be denied the right to face-to-face visits from significant family and friends during the pandemic.

22 Jan 2021 Social affairs

Children’s social care review must address a decade of chronic underfunding

The APPG for Looked After Children and Care Leavers will explore how the care system is experienced by young people and seek to understand where solutions can be rooted in local communities.

18 Jan 2021 Social affairs

The Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill will enshrine long-term planning needed to unpick difficult social problems

The only way we are ever going to really help people is through long-term planning, rather than papering over the cracks.

12 Jan 2021 Coronavirus

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.

16 Dec 2020 Social affairs

Unless government acts, we face a grim prospect of homeless deaths rising dramatically in 2021

To avoid a dramatic rise in homeless deaths next year, ministers must end exclusions to help rough sleepers and properly resource safe accommodation this winter.

03 Dec 2020 Health

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

24 Nov 2020 Communities

Ministers are not playing fair by our most disadvantaged communities

Already weakened and ill-equipped, local services have faced the costs of Covid. Far from ‘levelling up’, the government is pushing the most disadvantaged communities further into the ground.

Build Back Better and the Ageing Society

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23 Nov 2020 Coronavirus

Build Back Better and the Ageing Society

We are determined to reduce health and longevity inequalities; support the creation of a new and better system of long-term care, and ultimately, improve the way that we look after each other as we age.

If we are going to get the ageing society right, we need innovation

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03 Nov 2020 Health

If we are going to get the ageing society right, we need innovation

Legal & General are determined to build the great ageing society. We need to bring innovative thinking to the way we support older people - it is another example of inclusive capitalism at work.

27 Oct 2020 Social affairs

Only by listening to the voices of care leavers can we truly begin to understand what needs to change

As we prepare for the delayed care review, our focus must be to create a system which works with care leavers and for care leavers.

Inequality has widened - it’s time for action

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20 Oct 2020 Coronavirus

Inequality has widened - it’s time for action

Hard-won equality and human rights are at risk of going backwards with clear and long-lasting damage to society and the economy as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a new report has revealed.

16 Oct 2020 Health

The future of social care: the magic of averages

Insurance models of social care funding have long been mooted by political leaders – but will Boris Johnson make it a reality?

30 Sep 2020 Social affairs

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.

We must act now to avert the mental health crisis looming in the wake of Covid

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29 Sep 2020 Health

We must act now to avert the mental health crisis looming in the wake of Covid

Putting social workers at the heart of our response is a vital part of strengthening the mental health workforce.

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29 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

‘Exhausted’ family and friends spent 92 million extra hours caring for loved ones with dementia since lockdown

Alzheimer’s Society’s new report says Government must fix social care now, learning lessons to avoid further winter tragedy, as dementia carers struggle with depression, insomnia and exhaustion

Helping elderly people to stay connected, learn new skills and get assistance

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21 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

Helping elderly people to stay connected, learn new skills and get assistance

National Lottery players have helped The Emerald Centre take care of its elderly members.

Investing in palliative care will help build a more compassionate society

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21 Sep 2020 Health

Investing in palliative care will help build a more compassionate society

We must invest in strengthening the nature of our society by raising the level of palliative care and resist all efforts towards facilitating the death of the vulnerable among us.

30 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Social care sector entered pandemic 'underfunded, understaffed and at risk of collapse', new report reveals

The social care sector was "underfunded, understaffed and at risk of collapse" before the coronavirus outbreak, according to a new report.