Highland Council social care chief to leave authority
The Highland Council has announced its executive chief officer for health and social care is to leave the authority in…
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Tributes paid to Surrey children’s services director
Tributes have been paid to Surrey County Council’s executive director of children, lifelong learning and culture, Dave Hill CBE, who…
Social care tax is a ‘non-starter’ argues think tank
The UK’s social care system cannot be fixed by creating new taxes or boosting public spending, according to a new…
Care services face more than £6bn in extra COVID-19 costs
Adult social care services may face more than £6.6bn in extra costs due to the coronavirus crisis by the end…
Social care funding gap inquiry reopens
A group of MPs is to reopen its inquiry into how much money the government will need to spend over…
Restarting care services will take months, charities warn
Three leading charities have warned that it will take many more months before NHS and social care organisations are able…
Social care firms urged to use free apprenticeship training
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has urged more social care employers to take advantage of a scheme which funds…
Finance chief predicts pay rise for social care staff
A leading expert on local government finance has predicted that pay for social care workers will need to go up…
