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Mark Osterloh

Mark Osterloh is a Senior Policy Manager at the Department of Health.

Care Act 2014: views sought on local authority funding allocations for 2015-16

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In the continued spirit of inclusion and engagement which has characterised and shaped the creation and implementation of the Care Act 2014, the Department of Health is asking local authorities for their views on how funding for three new duties …

Powers of delegation extended to all Local Authorities following successful pilot programme

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The Department of Health has made a power to delegate statutory functions available to all English local authorities following the end of a national pilot programme. The adult social care social work practice (SWP) pilots were launched in 2011 to …

Special measures coming for failing care homes and homecare providers

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If a school or college is judged to be failing its school children or students through lack of leadership and/or poor quality teaching, there are systems in place to encourage rapid improvement or face the prospect of closure – so …

Calling social care professionals: DWP seeks benefit of your wisdom

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Help improve two Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) disability benefit assessments. There are currently two independent reviews of DWP benefit-related assessments in progress – one for the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) and one for the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) …

Department of Health announces research call to evaluate pioneers

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A call has been launched this week for new DH-funded policy research to deliver a longer-term evaluation of the Integrated Care and Support Pioneers programme in the context of new funding arrangements for integrated care. The research call follows a …