Media Report - 17 Feb 2015

Below are a number of references to the Association made recently in the media. It is not comprehensive, and does not include re-tweets nor the innumerable mentions of ADASS on Twitter.

For a full list of ADASS and ADASS-related tweets and retweets, follow the feed at www.adass.org.uk

On February 3 2015 ADASS had 429 followers

On February 17 ADASS has 482 followers

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February 3 2015

Ex-Slough director takes ADASS role

See MJ

Subs only

February 17

Local Government Chronicle

TEASC Report

Subs only

February 11

Article on DOLs

Community Care

February 8

David Pearson

`Care workers £130 million out of pocket'

Community Care

Local Government Executive article The penny drops

ADASS President David Pearson said: “Any care arrangements should preserve with compassion people’s dignity and respect, and we cannot and do not condone the inappropriate use of short periods of time to cater for people’s personal care needs. However, the vast majority of 15 minute calls are made to check on people’s well- being and prompt the taking of medication.

“Social care has been required to make 26 per cent savings (£3.5bn) over the last four years. This has required us to reduce services for older and disabled people. Funding for adult social care needs to be protected in line with the funding available to the health service to ensure that people receive the quantity and quality of service they need.”

February 17

ADASS press release on TEASC report

February 12

David Pearson

BBC Radio Nottingham

On CQC `information' re CCTV in residents' rooms

February 12

David Pearson

BBC Radio R5 News

On CQC `information' re CCTV in residents' rooms

February 17

David Pearson

BBC Radio 4 You and Yours

Listener call-in on what the Care Act means for me