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DoLS: older people routinely having rights breached because of failure to tackle ‘huge’ backlog, warns charity

Community Care

Liberty Protection Safeguards shelved At the same time, the government has shelved its plan to replace DoLS with the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) until after the next election, following repeated delays to its planned implementation date. This means that DoLS will likely remain in place for the for the foreseeable future.

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Adult social care vacancy rate hits 10%

Community Care

Among roles, 18% of registered nursing posts were vacant, up 8.4 In relation to filled posts, nursing homes were most badly hit, with a fall of 6% since March 2021 and a drop of 8.5% Withdrawal of government funding . Government Covid funding for adult social care ends. and care workers 12.2%. Related articles.

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CQC delivers initial verdict on council adults’ services under new assurance system

Community Care

“The government has committed to offer more support for carers through its reform funding and there are new rights for unpaid leave in the new Carer’s Leave Act , but that won’t be enough. There were shortages of nursing home beds for those with complex needs, and increased demand for home care, amid workforce shortages.