Changes to Employer National Insurance Contributions announced last month look set to cost the adult social care sector over £900m next year, more than wiping out the extra funds allocated to social ...

With a Bill to legalise assisted dying being debated in parliament next week, there will be substantial discussion over the ...

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The number of people living with dementia in the UK is rising. Even if treatments can be developed quickly, the social care ...

While the recent budget brought better news for hard-pressed public services, social care was not so lucky. With many organisations fearing that changes to the Employer National Insurance ...

In his first speech as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting declared that "the NHS is broken". Here we collect some of our essential reading to diagnose and shape the change ...

“Today’s figures offer fresh insight into just how pressured things are in the health service as it braces itself for another ...

The NHS in England is heading for an unfunded overspend of £4.8bn this financial year, meaning that next week the Chancellor will need to grow the overall health budget by at least 3.6% just to manage ...

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In September 2024, the overall waiting list to start elective (planned) care was 7.57 million, which was a small improvement on August 2024. There was an increase in the number of patients starting ...

How much money does the NHS have and how much money does it really need? Deciding what to spend on our health and care has become a hugely politicised and controversial topic. We have built a ...