Archive for the 'Social Care' Category
Politicians clash over social care funding
Health Secretary Andy Burnham says the government has ruled out a fixed-rate tax to fund social care, as Channel 4 News brings together the three main party health spokespeople for the first major pre-election televised debate. Enable JavaScript to …
Read More..>>Parties clash ahead of elderly social care summit
Cross-party talks on the future of funding for elderly care, including proposals for free residential stays as well as home visits, broke down amid bitter recriminations which led the Conservatives to boycott a recent Government summit last month …
Read More..>>Social care deal ‘dead in water’ ahead of key talks
The three main parties are due to take part in talks hosted by the merged Age Concern and Help the Aged charity. But despite pleas from council chiefs for unity, fresh rows about policy differences have erupted. The Tories, who have dubbed one of the …
Read More..>>Savings evident in integrated care says Turning Point
Research by service provider Turning Point has found evidence that integrating health and social care is highly cost effective. The report ‘Benefits Realisation: Assessing the evidence for the cost benefit and cost effectiveness of integrated health …
Read More..>>Record numbers seeking jobs in social care
Employers across the social care sector can access a huge recruitment pool as record numbers of candidates are looking for a career in social care this month, new figures reveal. Since the beginning of February, more than 28,000 people have …
Read More..>>Princess Royal to lead care debate with politicians
The Princess, who is founder of The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, will open the Building Society to Care roundtable discussion, by talking about her experiences with the charity. Care Services Minister Phil Hope, shadow minister for health and …
Read More..>>All children in care to have social worker
AT LEAST one child in care in the Dublin North region was unaware they were fostered due to a lack of monitoring by Health Service Executive (HSE) social workers, Minister of State for Children Barry Andrews has revealed. Mr Andrews said yesterday …
Read More..>>Dual role in UK social care funding proposed
A cross-party group of former health ministers, backed by some of the most influential voices in social care, on Sunday attempted to get the debate about its future funding back on track. A paper drawn up by Stephen Dorrell, the Conservative former …
Read More..>>Childcare helps identify vulnerable children’s needs
Ofsted inspectors visited 25 childminders, nurseries and day care centres in England previously judged good or outstanding for the study. They examined how they worked with children with disabilities, speech problems and serious illnesses. The report …
Read More..>>Teachers still have a right to freedom of speech
In the news story, ‘Teachers: Use care on social Web sites’ (Feb. 22), author J. Brian Ewing stated that teachers should be cautious about what they have on social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc. I must say that I do …
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