Care watchdog criticised over abandoned bid to replace service-user contracts
The care watchdog is facing heavy criticism after being forced to abandon a year-long attempt…
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Anger over latest delay to social care green paper
Disabled people’s organisations have reacted angrily after the government admitted that it will break its…
Hancock comes up empty on ‘no deal Brexit’ social care recruitment plans
The health and social care secretary has failed to produce any evidence that he has…
Minister appears unprepared for impact of ‘no deal’ Brexit on social care
The health and social care secretary appears to have accidentally confessed to having no plans…
Ombudsman warns of sharp rise in complaints about care charges
An ombudsman has warned of the sharp rise in complaints he has received about how…
Care charges are driving disabled people into debt, says report
Charging disabled people for their care and support is driving many of them into debt…
Budget 2018: Chancellor’s ‘end of austerity’ claim ‘rings hollow’ on social care
The chancellor’s claim that the “era of austerity is finally coming to an end” and…
Welsh government’s ‘ludicrous’ failure on independent living framework
The Welsh government has been criticised for a “ludicrous” and “insulting” failure to address the…
Tory conference: Government side-lines working-age social care… again
The health and social care secretary has side-lined the support needs of working-age disabled people…
Ministers quietly drop plans for ‘parallel process’ on working-age social care
Ministers have quietly decided to include the support needs of working-age disabled people in their…