Community Care

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Adult social care staff are carrying out tasks previously undertaken by the NHS in most areas, without compensatory funding, council heads have reported. Seventy per cent of directors said this was the case, in response to an Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) survey carried out in September and October of this year.

Hospital Discharges 71

Hospital Discharges Hospitals Healthcare Recovery 71

Community Care

JANUARY 17, 2023

Government plans for the NHS to discharge people from hospitals into care homes may result in “poor or potentially illegal” practice, through people being moving into residential care without their informed consent. Our concern is that with the focus on discharge above everything else,” she added.

Rehabilitation 54

Rehabilitation Hospital Discharges Hospitals Recovery 54

Community Care

JANUARY 18, 2023

In an effort to clear beds, the government has provided £700m from December 2022 until March 2023, mostly for the NHS, though chiefly to fund social care services, with the latest £200m tranche of this – announced last week – reserved for care home provision. Risks of ‘poor or potentially illegal practice.

Hospitals 60

Hospitals Social Worker Recovery Rehabilitation 60