The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has appointed Andrea Sutcliffe as its first Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care. Andrea joins CQC from the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), where she is currently chief executive.
The Government's changes to what and how people pay for their care will provide people with the peace of mind that they will get the care they need, and that they and their home will be protected from huge costs if they develop very complex care needs.
NHS England is offering Clinical Commissioning Groups free access to a support programme that will help your local services to introduce personal health budgets successfully in NHS Continuing Healthcare by April 2014.
A new set of tools that show how people find out about social care support and the challenges they face in getting good information and advice has been launched today by Think Local Act Personal.
Following recent Think Local Act Personal Work (TLAP) workshops led by Sitra on reducing unnecessary process associated with Self-Directed Support, TLAP is pleased to announce a webinar will take place on 18th July between 2.00 and 3.00pm.
Sir David Nicholson, Chief Executive of NHS England, comments on the establishment of the new Health and Social Care Integration fund and overall settlement for the NHS announced in today's Spending Review 2015/16.
TLAP's Director Sam Bennett's blog for the Guardian Social Care Network; "Even in austere times, it's possible to deliver an individualised and flexible service that can hugely improve quality of life".
Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb blog for the Guardian Social Care Network. 'We have to ensure that care and support is built around the person - what they need, how they can best be cared for, what they want' says Norman Lamb.