Last week the Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, set out his commitment to reform adult social care and deliver a National Care Service.
The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Taskforce, co-chaired by the Department of Health (DH) and NHS England (NHSE), has led and encouraged conversations with service commissioners, providers and users to better understand the needs of young people with mental …
David Pearson, President of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) offers his personal view on A&E pressures and the need for social care to be properly funded and integrated with local health services – a need already …
A brief Personal Independence Payment (PIP) update from our good colleagues at the Department of Work and Pensions. From 26 January 2015, PIP natural reassessment is being extended to some existing DLA claimants living in postcode areas beginning G (Glasgow), …
Detaining someone in a police cell while they are experiencing a mental health crisis ‘simply cannot be justified in a civilised society’, especially if that someone is a child or young person under 18. So said Care and Support Minister …
After seven years of passionate and committed service, Dame Philippa Russell OBE is to stand down as chair of the Standing Commission on Carers (SCOC). She relinquishes the post on 31 December. The Standing Commission is an independent advisory body …
‘It’s time to use the assets we have in our communities,’ says Ewan King, Director of Business Development and Delivery at the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). It’s time to make asset-based approaches more widespread, but what do we …
Monday 15 December is the date given for local areas across the country to have their mental health crisis care plans in place to ensure blanket coverage right across England by the end of the year. Care and Support Minister …
Have you seen the new BBC poll which draws attention once again to the plight of the lonely at Christmas? 2,000 adults were surveyed and the findings revealed '7 percent of all adults and 10 percent of those aged over …
The Social Care News blog joined our esteemed events & visits and policy colleagues at the very first Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat Summit, held yesterday at the Grand Connaught Rooms in central London. This was an opportunity for Care …
I’ve talked many times about the benefits of making the Social Care Commitment, but I am often asked by hard pressed employers how it fits in with other initiatives and standards they have to meet day in and day out. …