Councils having to balance financial sustainability with doing the right thing for those who need adult social care, says ...

As the Casey Commission investigates the future of adult social care, Simon Bottery explores 12 key questions it will need to ...

The growing complexity of care and support needs have increased social care costs by almost a third in 2025, according to a ...

The UK Government has announced an additional £86m ($88.71m) investment and reforms to enhance adult social care, aiming to alleviate the strain on the National Health Service (NHS) and support the ...

The government has announced its first steps towards tackling the adult social care crisis in England. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said that an independent commission "will work to build a national ...

Devon County Council is set to appoint Newton Consulting Ltd as a strategic transformation partner to support a major ...

Staff vacancy numbers in adult social care services fell last year, early data suggests. As of December 2024, 7% of roles in independent sector adult social care providers in England lay vacant, down ...

The Big Care Career Fair, hosted by East Riding of Yorkshire Council, will allow visitors to learn about current and future jobs, as well as get CV advice. The free event will take place on Friday at ...

Kent County Council (KCC) has warned it faces "unprecedented pressures" on its adult social care services and is urging the government to provide more support in next month's funding settlement. A new ...

With a collective funding gap of more than £3bn for 2019/20, local authorities across the UK have been looking at assistive technologies ranging from collaborative robots to voice assistants to ...

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