SOCIAL CARE DIARY 2010 (Updated)

As social care remains in the public spotlight in the run-up to the General Election in 2010, a number of important events focusing on care for the elderly and disabled are planned across the UK. Here, we publish the latest list of conferences and other events which will be helping to set the agenda for [...]

It’s time to stop the politicians from turning social care into a debacle

By Paul Roberts
www.caringforyourbusiness.co.uk
How could it have come to this? The ‘Great Debate’ on the future funding of social care is in ruins. Squabbles at the highest level have reduced the issue to a ‘political football’ that is in danger of being kicked so far out of sight it may take years to get it back [...]

Social care events diary 2010

As social care remains in the public spotlight in the run-up to the General Election in 2010, a number of important events focusing on care for the elderly and disabled are planned across the UK. Here, we publish an updated list of some of the conferences and other events which will be helping to set [...]

2010: A sink or swim year for social care?

By Paul Roberts
www.caringforyourbusiness.co.uk
What are the prospects for social care in 2010? Will it at long last get the recognition – and investment – it so badly needs? Will it be a major issue in the forthcoming General Election? Will there be a White Paper to turn a blueprint for change into reality? Will dementia care [...]

Dementia care: a challenge too far for Sir Gerry?

By Paul Roberts
www.caringforyourbusiness.co.uk
So what did we learn from the BBC’s two-part series Can Gerry Robinson Fix Dementia Care Homes? (BBC 2, December 8 and 15, 2009). And what steps can – or will – be taken to ensure that better care will be provided in the future for people with dementia?
Sir Gerry has a great [...]

Diary of social care events: 2009-2010

www.caringforyourbusiness.co.uk
As social care remains in the public spotlight in the run-up to the General Election in 2010, a number of important events focusing on care for the elderly and disabled are planned across the UK. Here, we list some of the conferences and other events which will be helping to set the agenda for social [...]

How outcry led to the ‘death’ of care e-auctions in Scotland: Part 2

by Paul Roberts
Caring For Your Business and Joint Editor of the Journal of Care Services Management
This article is published in the latest edition of the Journal of Care Services Management. For details on how to subscribe to the the Journal, contact the publishers on www.henrystewart.com
Part 2
EVIDENCE FROM LOCAL AUTHORITY OFFICERS
Senior local authority officers also [...]

How outcry led to the ‘death’ of care e-auctions in Scotland: Part 1

Caring For Your Business and Joint Editor of the Journal of Care Services Management
This article is published in the latest edition of the Journal of Care Services Management. For details on how to subscribe to the the Journal, contact the publishers on www.henrystewart.com
Part 1
Online or ‘e-auctions’ have hardly been out of the public spotlight this [...]

The Big Care Debate

by Paul and Jennifer Roberts
This article is published in the latest edition of the Journal of Care Services Management. For details on how to subscribe to the the Journal, contact the publishers on www.henrystewart.com

A bold vision for the future of care in England – or a document long on options and short on costs? The [...]

It’s time to bite the bullet on paying for care

It’s time to bite the bullet on paying for care
By Paul and Jennifer Roberts
www.caringforyourbusiness.co.uk
The ‘Big Care Debate’ is finally underway – and it’s time for us to bite the bullet on paying for care.
It will be anathema for some and a distant thought for many struggling in the worst recession for more than 70 years.
But, [...]