Community Care

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The NHS will be given the majority of a £500m fund for adult social care, designed to speed up hospital discharge and bolster the care workforce. Channelling the funding through the NHS reflects a growing shift towards resourcing adult social care through the health service.

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Community Care

APRIL 28, 2023

Councils – with rising vacancies for social workers and occupational therapists – have struggled to manage pressures at their front door, leaving about 500,000 people waiting for assessments, reviews or care. We want a shift from the dominant narrative around hospital discharge.

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Social Work With Adults

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Together with the Principal Occupational Therapists and people who have experience of drawing on care and support, they coproduced guidance for proportionate assessment approaches. They have also played a vital role in preparing for CQC assurance and have led on various webinars to support local authorities in their preparations.

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Social Work With Adults

JANUARY 24, 2025

Amongst other papers, I found a CQC special study on hospital discharge from 2004, the 2008 End of Life Care strategy (another hot topic as the Assisted Dying Bill progresses) and from 2009, a vision to reform our care and support system to establish a National Care Service.

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