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A new CAA report proposes pooling the financial risk of an ageing population nationally, rather than leaving it with 153 individual councils.
The core of the model: ring-fenced national funding shared on a needs-based formula, a national tariff for care, and an independent body to keep it honest....

If Andy Burnham becomes the new Prime Minister, councils across the country will hope his public commitment to reforming adult social care comes to fruition, helping them to deal with the highest levels of social care need and cost they have faced.
The number of people approaching their council for adult social care support has increased again and council care costs have gone up for the fourth consecutive year, leading to an overspend of £715million, according to the latest annual survey from the...

Millions of care workers in England will be represented in upcoming negotiations on pay and working conditions through a new body established to deliver the first ever Fair Pay Agreement for adult social care.
The new Adult Social Care Negotiating Body will be set up by the end of the year, bringing together trade unions and employers to negotiate on behalf of the sector....

Lifeways, The Odell Centre, Spectrum Days and Worcestershire County Council joined forces to host a sports festival across Worcestershire to celebrate Learning Disability Week.
From Monday, June 15, hundreds of people enjoyed a week of inclusive sporting activities, bringing communities together and encouraging people to take part in everything from table tennis and pickleball to energetic Zumba sessions....