Scottish health and social care under 'unsustainable' pressure
SOCIAL CARE

Scottish health and social care under 'unsustainable' pressure

By Martin Ford | 26 July 2024

The system of health and social care in Scotland has been labelled ‘unsustainable’ by the Accounts Commission as it called for a collaborative approach.

CARE QUALITY COMMISSION

Streeting: CQC not fit for purpose

By Dan Peters | 26 July 2024

England’s social care watchdog is ‘not fit for purpose’, health secretary Wes Streeting has said,...

SOCIAL CARE

Social care reform funding diverted to system delivery

By Martin Ford | 25 July 2024

Billions of pounds intended to reform social care have instead been diverted to propping up the c...

HEALTH

Back to the future?

By Michael Burton | 22 July 2024

The new health and care secretary Wes Streeting sees addressing the social determinants of poor h...

SOCIAL CARE

Care hit by lack of collaboration

By Martin Ford | 18 July 2024

A lack of collaboration between local government and health services is impacting on people’s car...

AI

AI – progress to a local government future

By Paul Marinko | 16 July 2024

Following a discussion last year on what AI promised for the councils of the future, The MJ and P...

SOCIAL CARE

Discharge rush heaps pressure on councils

By Martin Ford | 16 July 2024

A rush to discharge hospital patients is heaping more pressure on social care services, according...

GENERAL ELECTION

Leaders call on Labour to act on social care

By Lee Peart | 05 July 2024

Local government leaders have called on Labour to act to save social care following the party's t...

GENERAL ELECTION

Now is the time for governing in both poetry and prose

By Michael Burton | 03 July 2024

In all the key socio-economic challenges local government has a key role, and the new administrat...

FINANCE

The reality behind the pledges

26 June 2024

A week ahead of the General Election, The MJ delves into the manifestos of the three main parties...

SOCIAL CARE

Care's golden opportunity after the polls

By Anna Hemmings | 25 June 2024

Anna Hemmings says ADASS will concentrate on working with the new Government to stabilise adult s...

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