English council bosses demand urgent help for ‘exhausted’ unpaid carers Social services directors set out reform plan and say care system has never been so close to breaking point The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023
Call for social care road map as system is ‘so close to breaking point’ The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services commissioned a report on the changes needed in the sector. The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023
English councils spent £480m on ‘inadequate’ care homes in four years Exclusive: Investigation finds huge sums of taxpayers’ money spent on poor quality private homes The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2023
Social work in 2023: the needs, the challenges – and reasons to be optimistic Faced with more complex cases post-Covid and the cost of living crisis, leaders in the social work profession are working hard to attract and retain new starters The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2023
Parts of economy starting to break down due to social care struggles – Labour Liz Kendall said she fears the Government does not have a serious plan to address the ‘absolute crisis’ in the care workforce. The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022
Warning set to be issued over state of social care sector The National Children and Adult Services Conference is taking place at Manchester Central Exhibition Centre Manchester Evening News · Nov 2, 2022
State of social care in England ‘never been so bad’, social services boss warns Councils receiving 5,400 new requests for help each day while capacity has reduced significantly The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2022
‘Things have never been so bad’ for England’s social care sector – Adass A ‘staggering’ number of older and disabled people are not getting the social care and support they need, a conference will hear. The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022
Adult social care services braced for ‘most challenging year ever’ – Adass Just one in eight directors of adult social care services in England are confident they have the resources to meet their responsibilities this year. The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022