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ADASS Press Release: Winter Contingency Survey

A new survey by ADASS, which received responses from 94 of the 152 English councils responsible for social services, has found that 49 councils are taking at least one exceptional measure to prioritise care and assess risk for at least some of their area for some of the time. These measures are regarded as the least acceptable.

ADASS Press Release: A national emergency for social care

ADASS Press Release: Additional Funding for Workforce Recruitment

ADASS Press Release: 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.

ADASS Press Release: Snap Survey reveals a rapidly deteriorating picture of Social Care Services

Directors of social services across England are expressing unprecedented alarm at the findings as winter approaches. They say the government must act to stabilise the care system.

ADASS Press Release: Stephen Chandler Speech to the National Children and Adult Services Conference

ADASS Press Release: Social Care Leaders urge MPs to consider fairness in charging reform

Social care leaders urge MPs to consider fairness in charging reform - we 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.

Press Release: 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.