‘Cuts forcing English councils to limit social care’
The group is warning cuts are making the care system “unsustainable”. The government says councils have been given an extra £1.1bn to help protect social care this year. READ MORE
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February 2015Inquiry launched into bedsores among care home residents in North Staffordshire
CARE in private nursing homes is to be reviewed to find why so many of their patients are developing potentially deadly pressure sores. The inquiry has been ordered by North Staffordshire’s NHS, which spends tens of millions of pounds a year on funding beds for people. READ MORE
ICT challenge of health and social care integration “not given priority”
The Care Act 2014 is designed to integrate health and social care services to provide more patient treatment at home and in the community, avoiding emergency care in hospital or care homes. READ MORE
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