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Invest in social care to revive economy, government told
Boosting investment in social care through tax breaks and incentives to start up new providers could help revive the economy's flagging fortunes, the government was told today.
02 May 2012
Social worker banned for inappropriate conduct towards carers
A social worker has been struck off the social care register for misconduct that included inappropriate and sexually motivated behaviour towards two carers.
24 February 2012
Social workers urged to support distressed cancer carers
Social care professionals have been urged to increase assessment levels for carers of cancer patients after a survey found half were receiving no support and a similar proportion were experiencing mental distress.
27 January 2012
Carers 'disproportionately hit' by government cuts
Carers will be disproportionately hit by government benefit cuts over the coming years, research published today shows.
04 January 2012
Carers UK names Age UK director as new chief
Carers UK has named Heléna Herklots as its new chief executive.
16 December 2011
Almost 50% of carers made ill by money worries
A survey of more than 4,000 carers by Carers UK for Carers Rights Day today has found that almost 47% were being made ill by money worries.
02 December 2011
Spend on carers down £2.4m
Primary care trust spending on carers has fallen by £2.4m over the past year despite additional government investment, an investigation by two carers organisations has found.
24 November 2011
Burstow toughens requirements on NHS to fund carers' breaks
The government has toughened requirements on the NHS to fund carers' services after admitting funding allocated for the purpose was not being spent as desired.
24 November 2011
Councils don't know how to identify carers, says charity chief
Many councils are failing to support carers effectively because they do not know how to find them, outgoing Carers UK chief executive Imelda Redmond has warmed.
20 October 2011
Imelda Redmond steps down from helm of Carers UK
Carers UK chief executive Imelda Redmond is to step down after 12 years at the organisation. She is moving to become director of policy and public affairs at Marie Curie Cancer Care.
04 October 2011
Carers back call for extended visiting times in hospitals
Relatives should be more involved in supplying care for their loved ones in hospital as long as it does not replace NHS support, a carers group has said.
27 September 2011
Why do young carers fail to use services?
Many young carers are not using the services available to them. Independent researcher Berni Graham looks at one council's investigation of why this is the case.
18 September 2011
Social workers need more awareness of 'exhausted' older carers
Social care professionals have been urged to become more aware of the needs of older carers after a survey found two-thirds had long-term health problems.
12 September 2011
Tackling abuse against carers: what social workers should do
Although abuse of carers by the people they care for is rare, social workers need to be able to spot the risk factors. A recent good practice paper from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (Adass) said practitioners operated a "rule of optimism", whereby they overestimated families' ability to care, which can lead to them missing this form of abuse. Denial, guilt and fear on carers' part can also account for abuse going unnoticed. Below, Natalie Valios looks at four indicators of possible abuse highlighted by Adass and what social workers should do when confronted with them
02 September 2011
Better care for people living with dementia
The Social Care Institute for Excellence's Dementia Gateway , created with the Alzheimer's Society, is an online resource for carers and professionals living and working with people with dementia. It offers tips, tools and activities to help them meet their challenges
04 October 2010
Welfare changes could cost young carers £3,500 a year
Thousands of young carers and their families could lose more than £3,500 a year under proposed welfare reforms, according to The Children's Society.
30 August 2011
Disability web forum to be reinstated after talks with Atos
The Carer Watch discussion forum is to be reinstated after the campaign group reached an agreement with Atos Healthcare regarding allegedly libellous posts about the disability assessment company.
24 August 2011
Elderly people
The population of the UK is ageing bringing new challenges for the social care system.
18 August 2011
Carers
Expert guide to carers with useful background information, key statistics, an overview of relevant legislation and links to other useful websites.
16 August 2011
Social workers must be more wary of family carer abuse
Social workers must not place undue confidence in families' ability to care for service users if they are to identify abuse perpetrated by and against informal carers, directors have warned.
22 July 2011
