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Long windows on the front of the Department of Health and Social Care offices in Whitehall

June 7, 2018 0

Tens of thousands in debt to local councils over social care charges

More than 160,000 people are in debt to their local authority because of the charges they are having to pay for their own social care, new figures have revealed. The figures, which came from freedom of information requests by the GMB union, also show that nearly 1,200 people in just two years were taken

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Baroness Campbell speaking in the House of Lords, with a PA by her side

April 19, 2018 0

Disabled people split over personal health budget expansion plans

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Government plans for a huge expansion of personal health budgets could help to deliver independent living for disabled people, according to a leading disabled peer. Baroness [Jane] Campbell (pictured), who has been receiving a personal health budget herself for more than a year, said the plans also had “huge potential” for “getting to grips”

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April 12, 2018 0

Government takes small step over risk of NHS care home discrimination

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The government has taken a small step towards addressing the discrimination faced by service-users with complex healthcare needs who risk being forced into institutions. Last month, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) wrote to 13 clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) as the first step in a potential judicial review of their policies on long-term

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Jeremy Hunt speaking in the House of Commons

January 11, 2018 0

Ministerial reshuffle: Concern over further social care role for Hunt

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The government’s decision to rebrand the Department of Health as the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has raised concerns about its plans for addressing the social care funding crisis. This week’s ministerial reshuffle saw the number of ministers in the department rising from five to six, with Philip Dunne sacked and the

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Ministerial reshuffle: Concern over further social care role for Hunt