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Social care staff carrying out tasks previously undertaken by NHS, without extra funding, say directors

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Regulations require them to consult the relevant local authority before making a decision about a person’s eligibility and to co-operate with the council about arranging for its staff, such as a social worker, to participate in the MDT. ICBs are responsible for determining eligibility for CHC.

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Government reinstates cap on care costs change that cuts benefit to less well-off

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However, ministers made a concession on another amendment by peers, which would have required NHS bodies to consult current or prospective carers of hospital patients before hospital discharge to determine whether they are willing and able to provide care, where they have safety concerns around discharge.

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Extra £200m for social care in council settlement ‘wholly inadequate’, warn sector heads

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This is the same as the allocation for 2024-25, made up of the 2.1bn improved BCF grant which can be used by councils to meet adult social care needs, help reduce pressures on the NHS and speed up hospital discharge and 0.5bn dedicated to supporting hospital discharge.

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Peers overturn cap on care costs change that would hit less well-off

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Under draft guidance published for consultation last week, the DHSC said a number of “trailblazer” local authorities would implement funding reform early to test their impact. ” Duty to consult carers before discharge reinserted. It is vital to uphold this amendment and ensure that it remains in the bill.

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£1bn boost to adult social care funding ‘not enough to cover costs’, warn leaders

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This is the same as the allocation for 2024-25, made up of the £2.1bn improved BCF – which can be used by councils to meet adult social care needs, help reduce pressures on the NHS and speed up hospital discharge – and £0.5bn dedicated to supporting hospital discharge.

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ADASS president: ‘If you see black women in leadership, you believe you can achieve that too’

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While ADASS is not signed up to every dot and comma of the report – produced by policy consultants Anna Dixon and Kate Jopling – it supports the broad thrust of its agenda of a shift to a more personalised, accessible and fair adult social care system. We want a shift from the dominant narrative around hospital discharge.

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The legacy of Conservative rule for adult social care

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Local partnership working between the NHS and social care on hospital discharge. An agreement setting fair pay, terms and conditions, and training standards for adult social care workers, following widespread consultation. A principle of ‘home first’ that supports people to live independently for as long as possible.