Tag Archives: social care
Fiona Caldicott to lead review into sharing of health information
Dame Fiona Caldicott will lead the government’s review into confidentiality and the sharing of health and social care information, the Department of Health has announced.
Challenging times for affordable housing providers in North Devon
New reforms set to hit social housing groups
Joel Cooper
A HUGE raft of Government reforms and a growing waiting list means challenging times for affordable housing providers in North Devon, a housing manager has warned.
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HARD TIMES: Nigel Barnard.
Nigel Barnard, managing director of Tarka Housing in Bideford, says a combination of funding cuts, welfare reforms and the localism bill could have a big knock-on effect for those living in social housing over the next six months.
Tarka Housing was formed in 2007 when it successfully bid to take over Torridge District Council’s housing service.
The firm controls around 1,800 homes in the Torridge district and also boasts an in-house team which carries out ground maintenance, gas servicing, repairs and decoration.
End the Care Crisis: Lobby 6th March 2012 in Westminster
Response to Select Committee care report
The Care & Support Alliance has responded to a report from the cross-party Health Select Committee, into social care:
I”The Health Select Committee’s report adds weight to growing evidence from the 60 charities of the Care & Support Alliance that social care funding pressures are leading to a diminished quality of life for disabled adults and older people and increased demand for NHS services.
MPs from all parties share our view with that cutting back on care is not only risking the dignity and independence of older and disabled people, but is ultimately robbing Peter to pay Paul – with the NHS picking up the knock on costs of poor quality care provision, namely distressing and avoidable hospital admissions for the most vulnerable members of society. This cross-party report clearly states that current funding levels are ‘not sufficient to maintain adequate levels of services’ and at a time when we need extra funding to meet rapidly growing demand, Directors of Social Services say that social care budgets fell by £1 billion last year.
