What do delays in social care funding reforms mean for a struggling system?

This position statement from think tank the King’s Fund says the social care system is not fit for purpose and is failing the people who rely on it. Long-term problems, including high levels of unmet need and providers struggling to deliver the quality of care that older and disabled people have a right to expect, are becoming more acute due to rising demand, backlogs caused by Covid-19 and a workforce crisis.  

Adult social care funding and eligibility | The King’s Fund (kingsfund.org.uk)

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Dementia and Suicide Prevention

The current bulletins for Dementia and Suicide Prevention, produced by Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust, are now available to view and download.

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Podcast

Bookshelfie: Maggie O’Farrell

Source: Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast

What better way to discover new books than through recommendations from the shelves of inspiring women?

In this episode 2020 Women’s Prize winner Maggie O’Farrell joins Vick Hope and reveals what it was like to win the prize over a zoom call and what level of research is really required to write a masterpiece like Hamnet – a moving exploration of death and grief in Elizabethan England told through the story of William Shakespeare’s real life son Hamnet.

Listen to the podcast here

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Learning Disabilities and Community Health

The current bulletins for Learning Disabilities and Community Health, produced by Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust, are now available to view and download.

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