Democracy under threat: Elections Bill’s risk to people with additional needs
Dr Mark Brookes discusses why measures to introduce voter ID could affect voter participation for those with learning disabilities.
Reserves used to meet ‘avalanche of need’
14/07/2021 A third of councils have resorted to using reserves to meet adult social care overspends, an extensive survey has found. |
Queen's Speech: No funding pledge on social care reform
11/05/2021 The Queen’s Speech fell short of including a Social Care Bill and there was no pledge on funding. |
Councils call for public health funding boost
23/03/2021 The Government should increase the public health grant to at least £3.9bn by 2024/25 to reduce health inequalities and protect from future outbreaks, local leaders have argued. |
Social care directors warn of 'exhausted' workforce
14/01/2021 Social care needs an immediate cash injection to support exhausted staff and ensure services don’t collapse, service directors have warned today. |
Social services directors report unprecedented demand for help
23/11/2020 Directors of adult social services have reported a sharp rise in demand in the wake of the pandemic, according to a new survey. |
ADASS issues stark warning as White Paper faces further delays
17/09/2020 The social care system risks complete breakdown experts have warned as it emerged that the long-awaited White Paper has been delayed again until next year. |
Immigration plans branded an 'embarrassing shambles'
14/07/2020 The Government’s latest plans for post-Brexit immigration rules have been branded an ‘embarrassing shambles’ after they failed to include care workers. |
Social care is running out of cash, experts warn
18/06/2020 Social care could run out of money to deal with the fallout of the coronavirus crisis by the end of the summer unless the Government steps in with more cash. |
Care is 'not out of the woods' as winter comes, says ADASS
11/06/2020 Social care directors have warned they will need significantly more funding, more PPE and more influence on NHS England’s decision making, to help cope with COVID-19 as we head towards winter. |
Adult care coronavirus costs to reach £6.6bn by autumn
05/06/2020 The majority of the extra financial pressure is being borne by local government, according to new research. |
Directors warn of 'deep concerns' over care funding
01/06/2020 Adult social care directors have ‘deep concerns’ about the Infection Control Fund which is being rolled out to support care providers. |
Nine in 10 care directors concerned at winter pressures
27/11/2019 More than 90% of adult care directors are concerned at their ability to cope with winter pressures or provider failure, a survey has found. |
Report: 580,000 more social workers needed by 2035
05/08/2019 More than 500,000 social care jobs in England will need to be filled by 2035, a new report has predicted. |
Budget 2018: £800m cash injection for social care
29/10/2018 Social care has been given an £800m boost in today’s Budget after chancellor Philip Hammond said he recognised the ‘immediate pressures’ local authorities were facing. |
Whitehall demands in-year cuts to improvement programme
19/09/2018 The sector’s ability to respond to crises such as a care provider failure could be hit after Whitehall demanded cuts to a key improvement programme, senior councillors have been warned. |
Social care funding plea amid NHS crisis
04/01/2018 Social care directors have warned delays to operations and hospital admissions will continue without a long-term sustainable funding solution for their sector. |
This issue of Public Property examines how how flexible workspaces can lead the way in regeneration for local authorities, Why local authority intervention is key to successful urban regeneration schemes and if the Government’s challenge of embracing beauty is an opportunity for communities.
The March issue also takes a closer look at Blackburn with Darwen Council's first digital health hub to help people gain control over health and care services.
