Average pay for adult social workers is 57% higher in local authorities than in the independent sector, official data has revealed. The...

Social care’s “increasingly unsustainable reliance” on agency staff needs urgent government intervention, a provider body has warned....

Around half a million people may be waiting either for an adult social care assessment, for care or a direct payment to begin, or for a...

As we start the new year little has changed in the world of social care. In its latest assessment, The Care Quality Commission has...

The NHS Confederation highlighted that only 4 in 10 patients were able to leave hospital when they were ready to. They said that at that...

Carers are more stressed, less able to take breaks and less supported by paid services, an NHS survey of over 40,000 has found. They also...

People are struggling to access GP practices. The GP Patient Survey showed that over a third of people didn’t see or speak to anyone when...

The Government’s flagship cap on the cost of social care has been delayed for two years. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed yesterday in...

Steve Barclay has returned to the post of health and social care secretary, which he held for just two months over the summer, following...

There is growing speculation that Thursday Autumn Statement could see the planned care reforms either be delayed, amended or cancelled...

Government plans to reform social care funding have left millions confused about how the reforms will impact on them and is seen as...

A recent survey suggests that 60% of people think that not including daily living costs within the planned £86,000 care cap is unfair....