Press Releases
Press Releases
ADASS Appoints New Joint Chief Executive
Today ADASS (the Association for Directors of Adult Social Services) announces that Anna Hemmings has been appointed as its new Joint Chief Executive alongside Cathie Williams and will be taking up the post early in the New Year. Anna joins the charity at a critical time for the organisation, as it works to build a […]
30 June 2024
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There is neither ‘the funding nor the workforce’ needed to meet the needs of older and disabled people this winter
More than 9 in 10 (94%) adult social services directors in England do not believe there is the ‘funding’ or ‘workforce’ to meet care costs of older and disabled people in their area, according to new data from ADASS. Almost all directors of adult social services across England say there is neither enough funding nor […]
30 June 2024
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Prevention is the best cure to ease winter pressures, says new report by ADASS
Improving care at home, more sheltered, extra care and dementia focussed housing, investment in crisis resolution intermediate care and better information and advice for older and disabled people would prevent many from needing hospital or residential care, reducing pressures across health and social care every winter, says a new report from ADASS (the Association of […]
30 June 2024
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A national emergency for social care
Care, support and safeguards ensure that all of us can live the lives we want to live. Adult social care is all about people – the millions of people who are unpaid carers, the 1.5 million people who are paid to deliver vital care and support, and most importantly the older and disabled people and […]
30 June 2024
Press Releases / Statements
Additional Funding for Workforce Recruitment
In response to the announcement of additional funding for the workforce recruitment and retention fund, Stephen Chandler, ADASS President said: “The announcement of additional emergency workforce funding at the end of last week is welcome as short-term relief. However, it is a small proportion of what was identified as needed to prevent the collapse of […]
30 June 2024
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ADASS’s new President, Beverley Tarka’s keynote speech
It is a privilege to be speaking with you today on this platform. I am honoured and humbled to be taking on the Presidency of ADASS. “Made in Haringey” was the title of a career talk I did some years ago, reflecting the fact that my career in social care started and developed over a […]
30 June 2024
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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
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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
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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
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Adult Social Care reform announcement response
Social care transforms the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, but it’s in crisis. The Government published an ambitious plan to reform adult social care in 2021. But some of the start-up funding is now being held back and reform looks like it will stall at a time when it’s needed more than ever. […]
30 June 2024