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Local meals-on-wheels program helps rural seniors cope with COVID-19 isolation
Residents of the remote town of Norris Point launched their own meals-on-wheels program to help the community cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.Roza Tchoukaleyska, Author providedAs the scale of the...
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After COVID: why we need a change in care home culture
Many care workers feel society does not value them or the people they look after. Alexander Raths/ShutterstockFor years, observers have spoken of a “social care crisis” in Scotland. Coronavirus has...
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Post-COVID recovery plans must centre around care work – here's why
Shutterstock/JacobLundThe pandemic has highlighted just how vital care workers are to society. But the people who work in this sector have been neglected for too long. It is time politicians realised...
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Care homes: why investment firms can be bad owners
The view from above. Nick Karvounis/UnsplashThe ailing social care system in England is due to be reformed as part of plans being announced in the Queen’s Speech in May. The most prominent issue is...
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The pandemic transformed how social work was delivered – and these changes...
fizkes/ShutterstockSince the beginning of the pandemic, a lot of attention in the UK has focused on the challenges of continuing to deliver healthcare. But a related field – social work – has also...
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Rishi Sunak's fight to raise taxes to reform social care is nothing compared...
The UK government’s widely trailed announcement that it will increase national insurance taxes by more than one percentage point to fund reform of the social care system and help fund the NHS has...
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National insurance: a UK tax which is complex and vulnerable to political...
The UK government has announced plans to raise the rate of national insurance by 1.25% to fund increased spending on health and social care. The move has divided opinion– and also brought attention to...
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Social care reform: lifetime cap on costs may only partially protect assets
The costs of care in old age can be scarily high and difficult to plan for, particularly if it becomes necessary to move into a care home. It’s estimated that while a quarter of older people might...
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Social care tax rise is austerity by another name – economist Q&A
Boris Johnson has unveiled an additional 1.25% levy on national insurance paid by wage earners and employers, which will raise £14 billion a year to help pay for the NHS and reforms to social care....
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New laws in England will leave 16-year-olds living alone
The English system for accommodating children in care is broken. Demand outstrips supply and the uneven spread of children’s homes across the country, especially for children requiring specialist care,...
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Social care reform: free online event on what isn't working and how to fix it
Boris Johnson’s September announcement of a plan to fund social care reform and NHS recovery in England was long-awaited, if not applauded. Critics question the extent to which the new health and...
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'Merely tinkering': expert analysis of the UK government's new plan to reform...
Even before the pandemic, there were over 124,000 care-worker vacancies in the UK.Art_Photo | ShutterstockThe UK government has published details of how it plans to reform adult social care in England....
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National insurance rise: what do upcoming tax changes mean for me? An expert...
MemoriesStocker / ShutterstockApril 6 marks the start of the new 2022-23 tax year and the day most workers start to pay a new tax: the health and social care levy. For one year only, the levy will take...
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What is it like to be destitute in Britain? 'It makes you feel like some kind...
The increased cost of living, from food prices to energy costs, is expected to drive many more households into poverty or destitution. Charities define destitution as being unable to afford basic...
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How reform to the Mental Health Act should balance people's treatment with...
Involuntary detention under the Mental Health Act poses ethical challenges.Monkey Business Images | ShutterstockAround the world, compulsory powers are used to detain and treat people deemed to have...
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Why care home staff in the UK are at breaking point
Since the post-COVID reopening of the economy, staffing shortages in the care sector in England have been of increasing concern. In October 2021, British charity Skills for Care warned that, at 8.2%,...
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Why ambulance workers in England and Wales are going on strike
'A “tripledemic” of flu, COVID and respiratory infections this winter could result into up to half of the available beds being occupied by patients.'JessicaGirvan | ShutterstockEmergency service...
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How 'clap for our carers' made some informal caregivers feel undervalued and...
Almost three years into the pandemic, the UK’s 10.6 million informal carers face an uphill struggle. If the cost of living crisis is a concern for everyone, for those providing some level of primary...
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NHS recovery plan: why an extra £2.6 billion is not enough without more staff
Matthew Troke/ShutterstockThe UK government has announced an extra £1 billion of funding to support 800 new ambulances, 100 specialist mental health vehicles and 5,000 more sustainable hospital beds....
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How an African church choir made a difference to care home life in Greater...
Monkey Business Images/ShutterstockCare homes are rarely a source of good news. The system is underfunded, understaffed and overextended, and homes are routinely found to be inadequate. Of the 2,934...
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