The Social Care Foundation

UK-wide cross-party think tank & pressure group promoting debate on adult social care to encourage Govt & other political parties to address the issue seriously

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Damian Green, SCF chair, has welcomed plans for a National Conversation on Adult Social Care, adding that it "must be realistic and address the difficult issues of where the extra money needed is coming from.“

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Baroness Louise Casey, who is leading a commission into adult social care in England, has described the system as "impossible" to navigate and called for a "reckoning" into how people are cared for:

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What difference can AI really make in social care? One of Australia’s leading firms in the sector has found out what works for care providers:

▶️ https://t.co/ivMEymsKsp

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Angela Rayner has said changing visa rules for migrant care workers already living in the UK would be "wrong" amid concerns they could be forced to wait for up to 15 years - rather than the current five - before being allowed to settle permanently:

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Social workers are increasingly concerned about the adequacy of social care funding, according to a new survey:

▶️ https://t.co/fZQipq7t95

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Andy Burnham has signalled he would overhaul England’s social care system this year if he became prime minister, the biggest indication yet of what his main priorities would be:

▶️ https://t.co/dRwcnNj6Ht

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Chronic understaffing and low pay are driving nurses out of social care, with patients’ safety at risk, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned:

▶️ https://t.co/9taDO0LzKV

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Millions of unpaid carers in the UK are “living an agony” while propping up an outdated, fragmented and confusing social care system, Louise Casey, the head of the government’s adult social care commission, has said:

▶️ https://t.co/vEWnX5vOfw

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Damian Green, Chair of the Social Care Foundation, has welcomed Louise Casey’s first speech on social care since her Commission started and praised the "intellectual rigour" with which she is approaching the task:

▶️ https://t.co/aVQdppLNa6

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Dr Luke Evans MP, Shadow Minister for Primary Care and Social Care, discusses the future of adult social care reform and why real change must start with accountability and a clearer public conversation:

▶️ https://t.co/jBgVhJprL6

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New analysis of government data reveals that one in four older people living in rural England were left without social care when asking their council for support:

▶️ https://t.co/MiRkCGOg0R

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A new report by My Home Life England calls for a fundamental shift in how adult social care providers and statutory system bodies work together:

▶️ https://t.co/l2PmIKGlPe

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UK Government funding for plans to tackle low pay in adult social care will fall short by around £350m, analysis published by the County Councils Network has warned:

▶️ https://t.co/iyEWFRbrsb

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Older people in Wales are being urged to share their experiences of care services to inform a new report and recommendations:

https://t.co/FokDCaeSC4

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The Prime Minister has described the planned closure of several care homes in Derbyshire as "deeply concerning":

▶️ https://t.co/lvMCsMpaVl

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Scottish Care said it is "deeply concerned" by UK Government immigration proposals which it believes threaten the sustainability and quality of care and support services across Scotland:

▶️ https://t.co/VBYWGoEx0v

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Hundreds of Scottish care homes have “sold up or collapsed” in the past decade, the Liberal Democrats have revealed:

▶️ https://t.co/6rflE3TJwt

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Leaders of Scottish councils have issued a stark warning about the growing crisis in social care, urging the need for social care funding to be a clear and focused national priority:

▶️ https://t.co/z8r28tlTB3

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Citizens UK and the Living Wage Foundation have published an open letter calling on the government to ensure all adult social care workers are paid the real living wage:

➡️ https://t.co/Oqyjn73DDA

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The Social Care Foundation has made a submission to the Casey Commission, outlining seven "quick wins" to advance reform:

➡️ https://t.co/txAjH0zY4Z