Press Releases

2008

• Lord Darzi's report High Quality Care For All is a `very promising’ move towards bringing health and social care agendas even closer together according ADASS President John Dixon

• COUNCIL LEADERS AND directors of adult social services today praised social care staff for their efforts to improve social care at a time of increasing demand for services.

• New Care Commission needs to recognise Social Care Status 

• ADASS Dementia Strategy

• New Deal for Carers - an opportunity not to be missed
  
• Jeff Jerome to become the first National Director for Social Care Transformation

• Reassert the social care and local government role in mental health services’ - ADASS

• ADASS have `fully accepted’ the message and implications of a major report on dementia and mental health issues launched today by the King’s Fund

• Green Paper must be `radical and courageous’ in its approach and conclusions - ADASS

• National Director to be appointed 'to transform social care’ - April 29th 2008
   
• Incoming ADASS President pledges progress on personalisation agenda - April 16th 2008
   
• Directors of adults and children’s services applaud social work report - ADASS/ADECS - March 28th 2008

• Directors welcome Minister’s commitment to human rights - March 27th 2008

• NHS and social care - An important step forward in the development of shared records - March 3rd 2008

• Eligibility Criteria `Not The End Of The Story’ - January 15th 2008

• Pool NHS and social care cash to help boost individual social care budgets - ADASS - January 15th 2008

• The Voluntary Organisations Disability Group - January 3rd 2008