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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
ADASS Seeks Clarifications following this week’s announcement regarding adult social care funding and reform
Stephen Chandler, ADASS President seeks a number of important clarifications following this week’s announcement regarding adult social care funding and reform. ADASS has welcomed that the Government’s decision to break the 25-year silence on adult social care reform. However, we have searched hard for any details that are meaningful. We have been left perplexed and […]
30 June 2024
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ADASS responds to the Public Account Committee report on adult social care
Responding to the report Cathie Williams, joint CEO of ADASS said: “The current drip feed funding approach is seriously undermining wellbeing, stability, progress and innovation in social care, with budgets only stretching to provide immediate crisis care instead of investment in long term support to enable us to be well and connected, not needing hospital or residential […]
30 June 2024
Statements / Blog
ADASS joins the Community Rehabilitation Alliance
ADASS is proud to announce that is has become a member of the Community Rehabilitation Alliance (CRA) as it looks to continue to deliver on its key priorities for improving outcomes for people needing care and support in England. The aims of the CRA align closely to those of ADASS, particularly when it comes to the investment […]
30 June 2024
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ADASS responds to The King’s Fund, ‘Making care closer to home a reality’
This report published by the King’s Fund explores the factors that have prevented successive governments from putting primary and community services at its core and proposes several steps to begin this shift. Anna Hemmings, Joint Chief Executive of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) said: “The evidence in this report is clear, now is […]
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
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ADASS responds to Times Health Commission Report
Responding to the Times Health Commission report published today, ADASS joint chief executive, Anna Hemmings said: “This report makes clear the key role that quality, reliable social care must play to improve our health and wellbeing today and for future generations. The Commission has come up with range of constructive proposals, many in common with ideas […]
30 June 2024
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Exploitation and illegal practice in the recruitment and employment of international care workers
Cathie Williams, Joint Chief Executive of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) said: “The majority of care workers are employed by independent providers who take an ethical approach to recruiting overseas care workers. However, we need to urgently stop the exploitation and illegal practice carried out by some unscrupulous companies recruiting care […]
30 June 2024
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ADASS responds to Care Quality Commission – The state of health care and adult social care in England 2021/22
Responding to the CQC State of Care Report 2022, Sarah McClinton, ADASS President said: “This is yet more stark evidence of the huge challenges facing adult social care and the NHS ahead of an incredibly difficult winter, with the cost disproportionately hitting those of us who need adult social care, unpaid carers and those who […]
30 June 2024
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ADASS Responds to LGSCO’s annual review of adult social care complaints
In response of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s Review 2021-22, an ADASS spokesperson said: “It is deeply concerning that the number of people making complaints has fallen so significantly. Whether this is because people have more complex needs, individuals and carers are exhausted, people feel less able to engage, or the impact of the […]
30 June 2024