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ADASS responds to Parliamentary Committee Report – Coronavirus: lessons learned to date

An ADASS spokesperson said: “We urged officials and NHS colleagues early on in the pandemic to look at the whole health and care system, not just at the priority for freeing hospital beds. Years of austerity and a failure of recognition of people needing social care, caring for others and working in social care contributed […]
30 June 2024
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ADASS responds to the Norfolk Safeguarding Adults Review

n response to a report on the conclusion of the Norfolk Safeguarding Adult Review of Cawston Park Hospital, Stephen Chandler, President of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, said: “ADASS welcomes this report and its shocking findings and recommendations. The report lays bare the hospital’s failings of the people in its care. Our […]
30 June 2024
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Supporting Carers Hub

A storehouse of great ideas from social care teams and other organisations on how they’re improving support for unpaid carers.
24 April 2024