Publication of Prepared to Care by All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia
The Daily Telegraph notes the findings of the All-Party Parliamentary Group report on Dementia. (17/06)
In his Daily Telegraph column, Dr. Max Pemberton comments on an instance of high-quality dementia care patient. (22/06)
Community Care on-line
Community Care reports on Laing and Buisson's Community Care Market News Annual Survey of UK Local [...]
General
The Resolution Foundation has urged the Government to subject any proposed reform of the care and support system to the same tests as those that were applied to pension reform. (04 June)
A report released by Housing 21 warns that personalisation could undermine specialist housing provision for older people. (04 June)
At the outset of Carers’ Week, [...]
The Green Paper on the reform of adult care and support in England will now be published in early July.
Secretary of State for Health Andy Burnham confirmed the launch timing while answering questions in the House of Commons on Tuesday.
“In early July we will publish a Green Paper setting out options to reform the care [...]
Green Paper coverage
The Observer reports that ‘people in England and Wales could pay a one-off “inheritance levy” of up to £12,000 for long-term care in their old age.’ (14 June)
The Daily Telegraph also reports the ‘inheritance levy’, as does The Daily Express. (15 June)
The Daily Mail also reports on the Green Paper, mentioning the levy, social insurance and care duty. (15 [...]
Reshuffle Reaction
In her Community Care blog, Deputy News Editor Maria Ahmed fears for the Green paper after Alan Johnson’s departure from the Department of Health.(05 June)
Carers’ Week
To mark the start of Carers’ Week, The Independent on Sunday has a feature on carers, illustrated with six case studies. (07 June)
The Daily Telegraph and The Daily Express [...]
General
Dame Jo Williams, co-chair of the Learning Disability Coalition, writes to The Times. She highlights the gap between the NHS and social care budget. (14 May)
In response to the new minimum wage, Martin Green of ECCA says that the higher rate would ‘place significant strain on providers.’ (13 May)
According to a YouGov survey carried out [...]
Since the Green Paper on the reform of adult Care and Support in England was announced in 2007, we have spent great deal of time talking to the public and stakeholders, outlining why the current system needs to change and what a new system will need to achieve.
The message is a simple one - the [...]
Comment on the Green Paper
In a blog entry on Guardian Unlimited, Chief Executive of Counsel and Care Stephen Burke calls for the Green Paper to be ‘radical, reforming and practical in equal measure.’ (27 May)
The Times has a ‘Management Briefing’ on social care reform. It mentions the forthcoming Green Paper and the work that Government [...]
