Emily Thornberry: Labour's shadow care services minister
Labour's Emily Thornberry, shadow care services minister for the past two months, tells Jeremy Dunning why the coalition has so far proved to be more radical than anyone had suspected - but 'not in a good way'. (Pic: Chris Sharp).
29 November 2010
NCAS: Burnham slams Gove for downgrading child protection
Children's safeguarding services will suffer if Michael Gove continues his focus on education at the expense of social care, Andy Burnham, shadow education...
04 November 2010
Council cuts cannot help but impact on schools
While the details of the spending review were being announced, I was having lunch at an innovative school project aiming to re-engage 16- to 19-year-olds with education. By the time I came out it was all over, I had a feeling of dread, as if standing on the edge of a 10-metre diving board.
27 October 2010
John Healey named as Labour's shadow health secretary
Former housing minister John Healey has been named as the new shadow health secretary...
08 October 2010
Labour leader Ed Miliband backs national care service
Labour 's new leader Ed Miliband (left) backs the creation of a national care service to provide social care free at the point of need for older and disabled people. (pic credit: Rex Features)
27 September 2010
NAO slams failure of Pathways to cut incapacity benefit count
The spending watchdog today urged the government to learn from the failings of its predecessor in its efforts to get disabled people and those with long-term...
28 May 2010
Government scraps Labour's free personal care plan
The government has axed Labour's plan to provide free personal care to about 110,000 more people in England, despite the measure already being on the statute...
20 May 2010
Ennals calls for sector to co-operate on cuts
A leading sector figure has called on children's services to "go with" the coalition government's proposed cuts to the public sector. Sir Paul Ennals, chief executive of the National Children's Bureau, said that given the new government's priority on bringing the deficit down immediately, it would be in the sector's interest to "help craft these cuts".
12 May 2010
Liberal Democrat influence 'good news for social care'
An election pact with the Liberal Democrats could force the Conservatives to abandon policies that would have starved social care of money, experts say.
11 May 2010
Sector expects imminent shift on adult social care policy
Social care leaders have predicted a major statement on adult social care funding reform if a Conservative-led government is formed this week.
11 May 2010
Will new government be able to deliver social care reforms?
Will the incoming government be strong enough to push on with reforms to social care? Community Care reports on what sector leaders see as the most urgent tasks
10 May 2010
Disability champion looks back on pioneering 1970 law
Forty years on from the first disability rights legislation, its architect, Alf Morris, tells Vern Pitt how he overcame government opposition to reform
10 May 2010
Disability rights 40 years on: Sector leaders give their view
Leading disabled people give their views on the legacy of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970, the first disability rights law in this country.
10 May 2010
Election triggers fears over adult social care reform
Social care has "lost the road map" for reforming adult social care funding following the election of a hung parliament with the Conservatives as the biggest party, says Association of Directors of Adult Social Services president Richard Jones (pictured).
07 May 2010
Child protection the priority for Community Care readers
Dealing with the increase in child protection work should be a top priority for the new government, according to a Community Care readers' poll. Almost...
10 May 2010
Youth justice campaigners' high hopes for hung parliament
A hung parliament and public spending cuts could turn out to be good news for young offenders, according to "hopeful" youth justice experts. Despite...
07 May 2010
Hung parliament will see children's services stagnate
A hung parliament will hold back children's services, according to sector experts.
07 May 2010
Hung parliament means uncertainty for social care
Care services minister Phil Hope has lost his seat in the election and children's secretary Ed Balls secured a narrow victory as a hung parliament creates uncertainty for social care.
07 May 2010
Hung parliament may further delay care funding reform
Adult social care funding reform could be delayed by a hung parliament, after the election failed to deliver a conclusive majority to any party. Before...
07 May 2010
Election immigration plans 'spell trouble for social care'
Plans from all three parties to tighten immigration controls could restrict recruitment to adult social care and damage the quality of services, according to sector heads. (Picture: Alamy)
30 April 2010
