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ADASS Responds to Social Care White Paper
Publication of the social care white paper has been welcomed by care leaders as a “foundation stone” upon which to build modern care and support choices for older and disabled people and all those at risk of social exclusion. The white paper, People at the Heart of Care, should be seen as a first but […]
30 June 2024
Press Releases
Time to act to save social care in England
With waiting lists spiralling leaving many of us who are older or disabled without the care we need, carers burnt out and staff leaving, social care leaders warn “we’ve run out of road” to carry on like this as they publish a roadmap to transform adult social care in England. Time to act: a roadmap […]
30 June 2024
Blog
Transforming Adult Social Care: The Role of Technology in Budget Planning
ADASS Sponsored Content November 2023 Content written by The Access Group As we are less than half a year away from the new financial year, updating budget plans to commission care and support to meet the needs of local people is crucial to improving quality of life, and delaying or preventing future care needs. Budget […]
30 June 2024
Press Releases
ADASS response to Hewitt Review of Integrated Care System
A key focus of the Hewitt Review is the importance of helping people stay healthier for longer at home, preventing the need for emergency hospital treatment. ADASS underlines that this can only be achieved by a Government commitment to providing a good quality social care system working in parallel with the NHS. Sarah McClinton, […]
30 June 2024
Blog
Day one from ADASS Spring Seminar 2023: Roadmap for reform
The ADASS Spring Seminar 2023 started with the Association’s Annual General Meeting a policy discussion for social care leaders attending the event. ADASS members policy discussion In a private policy discussion ADASS members heard from Sally Warren (Director of Policy, The King’s Fund) and Andrew Harrop (General Secretary, The Fabian Society) about the impact the […]
30 June 2024
Social Care leaders calling on the Government to end 25 years of inaction & fix the social care system
ADASS, together with organisations speaking for more than 10 million people who have care and support needs, or are family carers or professionals who seek to meet those needs, are uniting in a joint call on ministers to break their silence on the future of social care. The unprecedented alliance says that the coronavirus crisis […]
30 June 2024
Statements
ADASS responds to HFT and Care England report on adult social care
In response to the new Sector Pulse Check report by HFT and Care England, Anna Hemmings, joint CEO of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services said: “ADASS welcomes the practical recommendations to ease pressure on the sector in this report. We firmly agree that we need a long term, fully funded plan for social care so […]
30 June 2024
Press Releases / Statements
Social Care Leaders urge MPs to consider fairness in charging reform
Cathie Williams, Chief Executive of ADASS (Association of Directors of Adult Social Services) wrote to MPs on Friday to urge them to consider fairness for people with modest needs in relation to proposed amendments to the Care Act 2014 provisions which cap people’s liability for care costs. Cathie Williams said: “How we pay for social […]
30 June 2024
Economic recovery MUST meet the needs of people needing care and support
Chancellor Rishi Sunak ‘must put meeting the needs of older and disabled people, carers and families at the heart of his plans for economic recovery’ – social services directors say. Social care workers have played a vital and heroic role in responding to the coronavirus pandemic. They can now be central to the recovery. Meeting […]
30 June 2024
Press Releases
Care Leaders Call on Govt to Award Care Workers Winter Bonus
Care leaders are calling on the government to award and fund a £1,000 bonus over the winter period for social care workers in England. The bonus would recognise the loyalty and dedication of care workers through the Covid-19 pandemic and would help stem the loss of skilled and experienced staff to other types of work. […]
30 June 2024