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This sets out a vision to build the first National Care Service in England - a service that is fair, simple and affordable for everyone.
Star ratings systems for assessing care services are by necessity a rather blunt instrument and should not be relied upon as the sole arbiter of quality, the RNHA said recently.
A new organisation for registered care managers has been launched...
The full range of adult social care provider representative bodies in England have formed an alliance with a commitment to working more closely together...
The new Care Quality Commission is launched, promising to put the public and service users first.
A ten-year partnership between Leonard Cheshire Disability and Saxon Weald was secured by the signing of a strategic partnership framework on 6 January. The partnership combines the care and housing expertise of the respective organisations to deliver high quality homes and support services to disabled people.
Many people who use social care services are not receiving care and support that fully meet their needs. Care services in many areas do not meet the vision for 'transformation' set out in the Department of Health's 'Putting People First' confordat.
Neglect or abuse can be minimised by high quality care services, says a study published recently by the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI).
Older people's residential homes in Leeds are in future to be inspected by the people who know most about their care - older people themselves!
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