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The Comprehensive Spending Review and Covid-19: the more we know, the less we know...

How will the autumn Comprehensive Spending Review address the short-term and long-term needs of the health and care system, especially when the future is so uncertain? Jonathon Holmes considers the Chancellor’s options.

By Jonathon Holmes - 15 September 2020

Social care reform: fit for purpose or simply fit for a crisis?

As the social care sector continues to feel the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, social care reform is once again up for debate. Sally Warren outlines why any reform must have the needs of service users and staff at its heart.

By Sally Warren - 14 May 2020

Tackling the Covid-19 outbreak in care homes: messages from a geriatrician and a health service researcher about how the NHS can help

Covid-19 demands that there is closer working between care homes and the NHS to support residents to be safe and well. Researchers Adam Gordon and Claire Goodman reflect on the messages they are hearing from care home staff about what support is needed.

By Adam Gordon, Claire Goodman - 30 April 2020

Capitalising on the offer of help – volunteering in the Covid-19 crisis

The number of people stepping up to volunteer during the Covid-19 outbreak has hit the headlines, but what role are they playing? Helen Gilburt considers the how volunteers are supporting the current response and what that might mean for volunteering in the future.

By Helen Gilburt - 17 April 2020

Integrating health and social care in the Covid-19 (coronavirus) response

The response to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak has shown examples of real community spirit and collaboration, as well as revealing some deep-rooted differences between the NHS and the social care sector, as Richard Humphries explores.

By Richard Humphries - 3 April 2020

Social care can’t cope alone with the cost of the living wage

The rise in the national living wage will stretch adult social care beyond its limit, says Simon Bottery. More money – and a more strategic approach to the social care workforce – is needed.

By Simon Bottery - 27 February 2020

One step forward for community services

New standards aim to improve urgent care in the community, but how easily can they be delivered? Anna Charles considers how workforce, social care and the pace of change might pose challenges for implementing these welcome plans.

By Anna Charles - 30 January 2020

2019: The health policy year in 12 charts

Siva Anandaciva takes a quick look back at some of the key events that shaped national policy in 2019 and asks what the year ahead might have in store for health and care.

By Siva Anandaciva - 21 January 2020

Social care services: funding cuts are biting hard

There is nothing to smile about in new statistics showing more people request social care support but fewer get it.

By Simon Bottery - 9 January 2020

Looking ahead to 2020

Richard Murray outlines what to look out for in the coming year, from early announcements on workforce and funding, to longer-term ambitions for integration and culture change.

By Richard Murray - 1 January 2020

After the election: how will the new government approach health and social care?

What might being the new government’s ‘top priority’ mean in practical terms for the NHS? And does this focus come at the expense of the wider health and care agenda? Helen McKenna reflects on the new government’s manifesto commitments.

By Helen McKenna - 17 December 2019

Quality in social care: we need an ear for stories as well as an eye for data

Listening to people’s experience of services – good and bad - is as important to improving quality as crunching the data, writes Simon Bottery.

By Simon Bottery - 10 December 2019

Why are we still waiting for solutions to the problems of social care?

Kate Barker, chair of the independent Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England, shares her views on the challenges facing the social care sector.

By Kate Barker - 26 November 2019

Back in the ‘too difficult’ box: social care and the manifestos

It’s not only about what is in the manifestos, it’s also about what isn’t. Sally Warren takes a look at whether parties are addressing the long-running challenges around social care.

By Sally Warren - 22 November 2019

Why you’re better off being a cleaner than a care worker

Social care is becoming even less competitive on pay, says Simon Bottery. The sector’s problems won’t be solved by a recruitment campaign alone.

By Simon Bottery - 28 October 2019

Party conference season: the key announcements on health and social care

As this year’s party conference season comes to a close, what have we learned about the main parties’ priorities for health and social care? Richard Murray weighs up the key commitments, from funding and the NHS workforce to social care reform.

By Richard Murray - 4 October 2019

Cancer or dementia: the social care system is unfair to people with either condition

The often-made contrast between ‘free’ support for cancer and ‘means-tested’ support for dementia is not entirely accurate, says Simon Bottery.

By Simon Bottery - 30 September 2019

Going Dutch in West Suffolk: learning from the Buurtzorg model of care

What would holistic health and social care delivered by a non-hierarchical team look like in England? Jo Maybin makes some observations about work under way in West Suffolk.

By Jo Maybin - 26 September 2019

The strange politics of social care funding reform

Sally Warren looks at how the traditional political spectrum is going topsy-turvy on social care funding reform, and what prospects that might mean for social care funding reform in the expected general election.

By Sally Warren - 18 September 2019

The Spending Round: what does it mean for health and care?

Sally Warren considers what the government’s one-year spending round will mean for the NHS, public health and adult social care.

By Sally Warren - 4 September 2019

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