Posted in News on Feb 12th, 2010
As Labour prepares to release a White Paper on the new structure of social care in England, the government is coming under fire for its Personal Care at Home bill, which will form part of the new National Care Service. The bill, which promises to provide free home care for people aged over 65 and [...]
Posted in News on Dec 31st, 2009
The Department of Health has published a report outlining its 5 year plan for reshaping the NHS. Entitled ‘NHS 2010-2015: from good to great. Preventative, people-centred, productive’, the report tells how the NHS plans to meet the country’s increasing care needs whilst dealing with the financial constraints of the recession. Its publication [...]
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 14th, 2009
The Care & Support Alliance, a group of charities which have joined forces to protect public interests during the reform of the English social care system, has criticised the Government for withholding financial modelling data that underpins the proposals put forward in July’s Green Paper. With the Big Care Debate on the verge of [...]
Posted in News on Nov 3rd, 2009
The Learning Disability Coalition (LDC), a group of 15 charities that campaigns for the rights of adults with physical and mental disabilities, has warned that the proposed National Care Service focuses too much on caring for the elderly at the expense of younger adults with life-long disabilities. The LDC argues that, as the proportion [...]
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 17th, 2009
The Government has published its long-awaited Green Paper on the reform of the adult social care system in England. Entitled ‘Shaping the future of care together’, the Paper was published on 14 July 2009. It marks the start of a four month consultation process during which the Government aims to get as much [...]
