New permanent director general for adult social care, two-thirds of retirees unprepared for managing finances in later life, Vulnerability passport

by Richard Johnson | 28th November 2025 | Adult Social Care

Adult Social Care Sally Warren becomes permanent director general for adult social care The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that Sally Warren will be the permanent director general for adult social care....

Fair Pay Agreement, Elderly care planning of tomorrow, firms must evidence outcomes in next step of Consumer Duty

by Richard Johnson | 31st October 2025 | Adult Social Care

Adult Social Care Government invests £500 million into first ever Fair Pay Agreement in major milestone for care worker pay. The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting announces a major £500m investment in Fair Pay Agreement for adult care workers...

Baroness Casey keen to ‘crack on’ with social care improvements, Families face unfair ‘luck of the draw’ over NHS continuing healthcare, four in five brokers encounter vulnerable clients

by Richard Johnson | 30th September 2025 | Adult Social Care

Adult Social Care Baroness Casey ‘keen to crack on’ after first cross-party social care talks The leader of a commission into the future of social care in England is keen to “crack on” with improvements in the sector, one of those who attended the first cross-party...

Income Tax to support social care funding, Financial anxiety over later life care costs, Digitising customer vulnerability to target support

by Richard Johnson | 29th August 2025 | Adult Social Care

Adult Social Care ‘Strong support’ across London for boosting social care funding through income tax A YouGov survey has revealed most Londoners would support an increase in income tax to fund social care https://www.carehomeprofessional.com/london-tax-social-care/...

Social care needs equal priority with NHS, Caring concerns of carers of loved ones, vulnerable customers encouraged to open up to financial firms

by Richard Johnson | 31st July 2025 | Adult Social Care

Adult Social Care Four in five say social care deserves equal priority to the NHS, new poll reveals A new poll has found that 79% of the British public believe social care reform deserves just as much government attention as the NHS – a powerful message of support...