Community Care

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Adult social care staff are carrying out tasks previously undertaken by the NHS in most areas, without compensatory funding, council heads have reported. Seventy per cent of directors said this was the case, in response to an Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) survey carried out in September and October of this year.

Hospital Discharges 329

Hospital Discharges Hospitals Healthcare Recovery 329

Community Care

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This can be spent on meeting adult social care needs, supporting the provider market, speeding up hospital discharge and otherwise reducing NHS pressures. 3.85bn from the social care grant, which is ring-fenced for adult and children’s social care. “Every bit of extra funding helps.”

Hospital Discharges 218

Hospital Discharges Hospitals Government Disability 218

Community Care

JANUARY 13, 2022

The findings come from a snaphot survey from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) released today, in the context of what the association described as a “national emergency” Relaxing Care Act duties mooted.

Hospital Discharges 251

Hospital Discharges Hospitals Disability Home Care 251

Community Care

DECEMBER 14, 2022

At the same time, 94% of directors reported that they did not have sufficient care staff in their areas to deliver services this winter, in response to an Association of Directors of Adult Social Services survey carried out in October and November. Pay care staff ‘much more than national living wage’ – .

Home Care 204

Home Care Hospital Discharges Disability Hospitals 204

Community Care

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Ninety four per cent of directors disagreed that they had sufficient money to fund care over the coming months, while the same proportion disagreed that there were enough social care staff locally to meet needs this winter, in response to an Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) survey.

Hospital Discharges 246

Hospital Discharges Government Disability Hospitals 246

Community Care

APRIL 28, 2023

Beverley Tarka this week became the first black president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) since its establishment in 2007. We want a shift from the dominant narrative around hospital discharge. On taking up the presidency, she says: “It’s daunting – but exciting at the same time.

Hospital Discharges 222

Hospital Discharges Diversity Government Disability 222