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Co-Production in Adult Social Care (SCIE)

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Co-production promises to make an important contribution towards solving the many challenges facing social care, including pressures to improve: (i) the cost-effectiveness of services, (ii) user and carer experience, (iii) community capacity and (iv) better integration of health and care. This … Continue reading →

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Government Funded Assistive Technology Research and Development Projects (Department of Health)

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This Department of Health report gives an overview of government-funded projects to support the development, introduction and evaluation of assistive technology. Assistive technologies are intended to broaden the activities, independence and / or wellbeing of disabled and older people. This … Continue reading →

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Social Care Eligibility Rules To End Postcode Lottery (BBC News / Department of Health)

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The government is taking steps to end the “postcode lottery” concerning care for elderly and disabled people in England. Draft eligibility rules have been released, for discussion, whereby from 2015 all councils in England would have to fund services for those assessed as having “substantial” … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Eligibility Threshold, Adult Social Care Funding, Care Bill 2013-14, Care Funding, Caring for Our Future, Caring for Our Future: Reforming Care and Support, Department of Health’s Caring for Our Future: Shared Ambitions for Care and Support Consultation, Draft Care and Support (Eligibility Criteria) Regulations, Eligibility Criteria for Social Care, Eligibility for Care, Fair Access to Care Services (FACS) Eligibility Criteria, Fairer Care Funding, Former Minister of Care Services Norman Lamb, Local Authorities, National Minimum Eligibility Threshold, National Minimum Eligibility Threshold for Adult Care and Support, Paying for Care, Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), Postcode Lottery, Social Care Funding, Social Care Reform, Staying Independent | Leave a comment

Government’s Care Bill 2013-14 (HM Government / Department of Health)

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Bill aims to modernise the law and put people’s wellbeing at the heart of the care and support system. The first reading of this bill took place in the House of Lords on May 9th 2013. There are three … Continue reading →

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Draft Care and Support Bill Report: Session 2012-13 (BBC News / House of Commons Joint Committee on the Draft Care and Support Bill)

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Even with the new cap on elderly care costs to be introduced in 2016, people at large will need a Government information and awareness-raising campaign to help them to understand their liabilities in terms of the potential lifetime costs … Continue reading →

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Developing Care Markets for Quality and Choice Programme (Department of Health)

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A brief reference to this item appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Summary The Department of Health has launched the Developing Care Markets for Quality and Choice Programme (DCMQC) to help … Continue reading →

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Quality of Care and Support / Caring For Our Future (Department of Health)

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary In addition to Provider Quality Profiles (PQPs), the Department of Health is planning to introduce a range of new tools to help deliver better quality services and to improve the care people receive / experience. Recognised quality schemes in development, … Continue reading →

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