As of June 2022, around 5.6 million people are on Universal Credit, an increase of around 90 per cent since the pandemic began. At TUC Congress 2018, Congress passed a motion calling […]
This article details primary and community care services and examines their impact on patient outcomes. It also considers recent government policy which has sought to improve these outcomes and discusses several proposals for reforming such services.
A 60-year-old woman in the poorest areas of England has a level of ‘diagnosed illness’ equivalent to that of a 76-year-old woman in the wealthiest areas, according to new research by the Health Foundation. While a 60-year-old man in the poorest areas of England will on average have a level of diagnosed illness equivalent to that of a 70- year-old man in the wealthiest areas.
People living in the most deprived parts of England are diagnosed with serious illness earlier and die sooner than their peers in more affluent areas, a major new study finds.
Integrated care systems (ICSs) are partnerships that bring together NHS organisations, local authorities and others to take collective responsibility for planning services, improving health and reducing inequalities across geographical areas.
Six hundred people a day are joining growing waiting lists to be assessed for care and support in England, as adult social care buckles under unprecedented pressures. Almost 300,000 people are now waiting for an assessment of their needs by social workers, an increase of 90,000 (44%) in five months. One in four has been waiting longer than six months. At this rate of increase, the number waiting will hit 400,000 by November – double the total 12 months previously.
Crisis and Zoopla have joined forces on an in-depth look at the actual cost of renting in England – and found the government is drastically underestimating the shortfall between housing benefit and the cost of rents.
This briefing looks at social rented housing, barriers to development, and prospects for a “step change” in supply, including data on need and supply.
It is a time of great change in the adult social care sector, with plans to introduce a new Care Quality Commission assurance framework and integration with health services under way. This moment of change is an opportunity to rethink the approach to improvement in adult social care and the support that is offered.
The Health and Care Act 2022 and concurrent reforms to the public health system have introduced a range of changes and some simplifications to the landscape of national bodies in the health and care system.
While the job market continues to look buoyant, some believe that raised interest rates and borrowing costs have led to a 60 per cent increase in planned redundancies in the last quarter.
Redundancies and dismissals in general have been a hot topic in the media recently following the mass sacking of P&O Ferries staff, which highlighted the serious issues that can ensue when an employer gets the process wrong, purposely or otherwise.
While every redundancy process and the circumstances will be unique to each business, there are a few general principles and rules that employers should follow to help them avoid employment tribunal claims when making redundancies.