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ADASS responds to Pushed to the Edge Carers’ Trust Report
In response to the latest Carers’ Trust report “Pushed to the Edge”, Sarah McClinton, ADASS Vice President, said: “The report paints a stark and harrowing picture of the incredible challenges family carers have had to endure both before and throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. “Many carers are exhausted and at breaking point. “The government must now […]
30 June 2024
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ADASS responds to the Spring Budget 2024
Anna Hemmings, joint CEO of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, said: “ADASS welcomed £500 million additional Government funding for children and adults social care in February. Yet while this sounds a big figure, once shared between 153 councils, the reality is it simply isn’t enough to meet rising costs and growing numbers […]
30 June 2024
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ADASS responds to Homecare Association – Minimum Price for Homecare 2023-24
In response to the Homecare Association‘s report A Minimum Price for Homecare: 2023-2024, ADASS’ Chief Executive, Cathie Williams, and President, Sarah McClinton, said: “This report by the Homecare Association should be a powerful reminder of the human impact that poorly paid social care has on both workers and those drawing on support. Care work is highly skilled and all care […]
30 June 2024
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ADASS responds to the 2024/25 local government finance settlement
In response to today’s Government announcement of the final local government finance settlement for local councils for 2024-25, Cathie Williams, joint CEO of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) said: “We are pleased the Government announced more money for local councils to pay for care and support services, which provide a lifeline […]
30 June 2024
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ADASS responds to Carers Trust report
Cathie Williams, Chief Executive of ADASS, responds to Carers Trust’s findings outlining the financial strain facing unpaid carers: “These findings make for worrying reading, but are all too familiar. Unpaid carers often face more financial strain than the general population, and this winter is set to be even tougher on those drawing on support and their carers. […]
30 June 2024
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ADASS responds to the CQC State Of Care 2020-21 Report
Responding to the CQC’s State of Care Report 2020-21, Cathie Williams, ADASS Chief Executive said: “CQC’s State of Care report always provides an important oversight of health and social care in England. This year the dreadful impact of the pandemic is necessarily highlighted, not least in the stark effect it had in exposing and exacerbating […]
30 June 2024
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ADASS responds to the Autumn Statement 2022
Responding to the Autumn Statement 2022, Sarah McClinton, ADASS President, and Cathie Williams, ADASS Chief Executive said: “We still need to read the small print, but with tens of thousands waiting for care and support, unpaid carers breaking down and staff quitting in droves, today’s announcement appears to provide some welcome relief and lessen some […]
30 June 2024
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ADASS responds to funding to help with retention and recruitment of the adult social care workforce
Responding to the announcement of £162.5 million in funding to help with retention and recruitment of the adult social care workforce, Cathie Williams, Chief Executive of ADASS said: In the run up to what promises to be an incredibly difficult winter, it is important to know that we set out to Government the need for […]
30 June 2024
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ADASS responds to new NAO Report ‘The Social Care Market in England’
In response to the ‘The Adult Social Care Market in England’ report, published by the NAO today, Stephen Chandler, ADASS Vice President, said: “This NAO report adds to the ever-growing body of evidence highlighting the increasingly perilous state of care markets, ongoing recruitment and retention challenges, and most importantly the impact on people including an […]
30 June 2024
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ADASS responds to the State of Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England Report
Responding to the State of the adult social care sector and workforce in England report, Cathie Williams, ADASS Chief Executive said: “Working in social care or social work is incredibly rewarding, skilled and essential, however low pay, high turnover and alarming vacancy rates were all too common in the adult care workforce before the onset […]
30 June 2024