Reforming care services when times are tight
In September last year, Westminster City Council took a brave decision to let seven social care experts loose to investigate the way that the council ran and funded its social care services. Through...
View ArticleLaunch of Care in Crisis campaign
The heat is on for social care. In recent days and weeks we have seen increasing coverage of issues showing how social care is creaking at the seams, and worse, that it often fails to support the most...
View ArticleA stride in the right direction
Here’s hoping the 4th July 2011 will go down in history. The day that Andrew Dilnot made successful recommendations for long term care reform, that the Government accepted, took forward in legislation...
View ArticleCare in crisis – urgent action needed
Last week Age UK launched its Care in Crisis campaign in order to highlight to Government to widespread support for urgent reform of the social care system. Social care is currently in crisis and is...
View ArticleCare in Crisis – time for action!
At Age UK we’re getting excited about the Care and Support Alliance mass lobby of Parliament happening tomorrow (6th March). We’re expecting about 1,000 people to descend upon Parliament to lobby...
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