Posted in News on Mar 4th, 2010
The Law Commission has launched a consultation process to overhaul the laws governing the provision of social care by local authorities in England and Wales. At present, an authority’s duties are covered by 38 separate Acts of Parliament, some dating back to the 1940s. The Law Commission wants to pull these together into a single [...]
Posted in News on Jan 31st, 2010
The charity Counsel and Care has called on the government to make sure that the social care reforms set out in the forthcoming White Paper will be accessible, fair for all and properly funded. Speaking in advance of their annual conference, ‘Delivering quality care: fair to everyone, affordable to all’, chief executive Stephen Burke warned [...]
Posted in News on Jan 31st, 2010
Four charities have come together to give their backing to the Personal Care at Home bill, which was due for its second reading in Parliament on 1 February. Age Concern / Help the Aged, Counsel and Care, Parkinson’s Disease Society and Carers UK issued a joint statement in support of the Bill, which promises free [...]
Posted in News on Jan 26th, 2010
The charity Counsel and Care has published a new report highlighting the key areas of concern around care that were raised in 2009. Based on the enquiries that the charity received last year, an increasing number of people are now worried about relatives losing or lacking the mental capacity to make their own decisions about [...]
Posted in News on Nov 30th, 2009
The Queen’s speech at the state opening of Parliament on 18 November – the last before the next general election – has echoed Gordon Brown’s recent pledge to provide free personal home care to the UK’s neediest elderly and disabled people. Around 280,000 people can expect to benefit from the move – although 160,000 [...]
Posted in News on Nov 30th, 2009
The charity Counsel + Care has published a new and improved handbook to provide essential information for anyone who is considering entering a care home, or who is making care home arrangements for a relative or friend. The 56 page ‘Care home handbook’ includes a foreword by care minister Phil Hope and can be [...]
Posted in News on Nov 14th, 2009
A group of care home owners has formed a coalition called the Fairer Fee Forum to try and bring to an end the differing fee levels that they say they are forced to charge. The providers have admitted that self-funders are paying considerably more per week – sometimes more than £200 – in order [...]
Posted in News on Oct 7th, 2009
Stephen Burke, chief executive of the charity Counsel + Care has urged the Conservative party to consider their stance on the future shape and funding of the social care system. Writing for the Guardian, Mr Burke anticipates a Conservative victory in 2010’s general election and asks how they are preparing themselves to take over [...]
Posted in News on Jul 23rd, 2009
Below is a selection of official responses to the Green Paper on the future of adult social care in England that was published on 14 July. To read Cheselden’s official response, click here. [link to response in Media section]
Social and health care sector responses
‘The NHS is responsible for funding the nursing care of [...]
Posted in News on Jun 17th, 2009
Labour is drawing up plans to levy a one-off tax of up to £12,000 on everyone in England and Wales in return for state-funded long-term care. The proposal aims to reduce the number of family homes and inheritances that are lost to pay care home fees with the Government said to be in favour [...]
