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NHS to get most of £500m winter adult social care funding

Community Care

The NHS will be given the majority of a £500m fund for adult social care, designed to speed up hospital discharge and bolster the care workforce. 13,000 people stuck in hospitals. Channelling the funding through the NHS reflects a growing shift towards resourcing adult social care through the health service.

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ADASS president: ‘If you see black women in leadership, you believe you can achieve that too’

Community Care

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.