At-risk groups to receive free vitamin D
More than 2.5m vulnerable people across England will be offered free vitamin D supplements for the winter. The Department of…
Charity calls for public health funding to be ‘levelled up’
At least £1.2bn is needed just to restore public health funding to its 2015 levels, according to a new report….
Initiative to improve services for unpaid carers
Manchester City Council is working to improve access to information, advice, training, and community-based support for the city’s estimated 60,000…
Seminar to explore using AI to plan for social care
A new tool to help councils use data to plan, manage and deliver social care services is being highlighted in…
New framework to deliver better social care outcomes published
Finance chiefs have proposed a three-step framework to help councils deliver good value for public money and improve outcomes for…
Council left man to pay for some of his own care
Hampshire County Council has been criticised by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) after it failed to meet…
Strategy to support carers health and wellbeing
To mark this year’s Carers Rights Day, the Leeds Carers Partnership launched a new strategy focused on supporting the physical,…
Woman with dementia told to move to cheaper care home
Brighton and Hove City Council told a woman’s family she would have to move to a cheaper care home when…
