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Councils planning for 40% adult care cuts, says Adass head
Some councils are considering cuts of up to 40% to adult services due to demographic pressures and expected government spending limits, Adass president Richard Jones (left), has said.
Scottish government urged to protect social care from cuts
The Scottish government has been urged to ensure social care does not suffer from its pledge to protect NHS spending from cuts over the next four years.
DH shunts £50m from social care to fund cancer drugs
The government has shunted £50m earmarked by Labour to finance personal care at home to increase access to cancer drugs.
Free personal care here to stay, says Scottish government
The Scottish government is insisting it will preserve its free personal care policy for older people - rejecting the recommendations of an independent review of public expenditure in the country.
Free personal care hard to justify, finds Scottish review
Free personal care for older people in Scotland is "hard to justify", according to an independent review of public expenditure in the country.
Disabled back-to-work scheme Work Choice will go ahead
The government confirmed today it would go ahead with Work Choice, the specialist employment scheme for disabled people, ending months of speculation.
Outsourcing adult care: For and against
Southern Cross Healthcare's Jamie Buchan and Unison's Helga Pile explain their opposing views on outsourcing adult social care
Essex Cares combines private and public sector know-how
Essex Council is combining public and private sector expertise to deliver services through a local authority trading company. Mark Hunter reports on the "third way" model of care
Conservative think-tank urges NHS takeover of care funding
Councils should lose responsibility to the NHS for long-term care funding to reduce costs, a think-tank close to the prime minister said today.
The General Social Care Council is to be scrapped as part of a government review of quangos.
