Laura Noszlopy is a research fellow on a project examining the impact of Care Act easements, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant ES/V015486/1. This work ...

Blackpool Council's director of adult social services has announced she will step down at the end of the year. Karen Smith, who has worked for the local authority in a variety of roles over the last ...

Overspending on adult social care budgets hits highest level in a decade, in part because NHS responsibilities are being transferred to councils, finds annual ADASS budget survey Photo: fizkes/Adobe ...

As sector awaits tight spending settlement for next three years, analysis by think tank finds significant rise needed to keep pace with rising demand and costs, with even more required to tackle unmet ...

Liverpool City Council has received a new rating for its Adult Social Care services, with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) praising its “passionate staff” and “strong leaders”. The new report ...

There are three times more jobs that need filling in adult social care than there are in other types of job in the health system, the Care Quality Commission’s latest State of Health Care report has ...