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Speech by Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay at the NHS Providers Conference in Liverpool
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
People across England are being encouraged to join the adult social care workforce with government launching its annual recruitment campaign today.
Health and Social Care Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Thérèse Coffey announces the government’s new 'Our plan for patients' to improve care for patients this winter and next.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
Health and Social Care Secretary Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP made a statement to the House of Commons on urgent and emergency care.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Hundreds of thousands of social care staff to receive help to develop careers in care.
Oxfordshire will join 5 other local authorities to implement charging reform early, including the lifetime care costs cap of £86,000.
The Better Care Fund policy framework for 2022 to 2023 has been published to better join up health and social care for people who need it most.
New funding will be given to local authorities and government trailblazers to prepare for the charging reform.
Health and Social Care Secretary announces a new 10-year plan to tackle dementia and boost funding into research to better understand neurodegenerative diseases.
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, gave a speech at the conference on Tuesday 17 May 2022.
Chief Social Worker for Adults Lyn Romeo and DHSC have published their annual report highlighting key achievements in 2021 to 2022 and setting objectives for 2022 to 2023.
Rate paid to care homes for NHS-funded nursing care has risen by 11.5% for 2022 to 2023 with £87 million extra for 2021 to 2022.
The Health and Social Care Levy will include dedicated funding for the social care workforce – to train and retain talent as well as attracting new staff.
Package of support for vulnerable families worth more than £1 billion will help every child gets the best possible start in life
New guidance outlines free COVID-19 tests will continue to be available to help protect specific groups once free testing for the general public ends on 1 April.
Five local authorities in England will implement a new and improved adult social care charging reform system.
Local authorities in England will be supported to pay a fairer rate of care to adult social care providers.
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, gave a speech at the conference on Wednesday 23 March 2022.
The Department of Health and Social Care and Ministry of Justice have launched a consultation to ensure freedoms and human rights of people lacking mental capacity are better protected.
New personal protective equipment (PPE) website launched, ensuring continuity of PPE distribution to frontline health and care staff, and other eligible users.
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