The Employment Rights Bill working its way through the legislative process has reached Committee stage. The Bill has important implications for social care with regard to zero-hours contracts and pay ...

Mental health problems are estimated to affect one in four adults in England each year. These issues are around us all the time. In a crowded train carriage in the morning or a long queue at the bank, ...

Changes to Employer National Insurance Contributions announced last month look set to cost the adult social care sector over £900m next year, more than wiping out the extra funds allocated to social ...

With a Bill to legalise assisted dying being debated in parliament next week, there will be substantial discussion over the ...

While the recent budget brought better news for hard-pressed public services, social care was not so lucky. With many organisations fearing that changes to the Employer National Insurance ...

The number of people living with dementia in the UK is rising. Even if treatments can be developed quickly, the social care ...

“Today’s figures offer fresh insight into just how pressured things are in the health service as it braces itself for another tough winter. “The next few months look to be particularly demanding in ...

Commenting on excerpts trailed ahead of the Secretary of State’s speech to the NHS Providers conference, Nuffield Trust Chief Executive Thea Stein said: “It is right that politicians are focused on ...