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‘Lets Get Social Care Done’
Mike Padgham, Chairman of the Independent Care Group (ICG) says the Government’s goal for 2021 should be to ‘Get Social Care Done’. Read the full…
READ MOREThe Reader: Boris Johnson must step up and reform our social care
No tears will be shed for 2020 and as we start the new year, we all pray for better times ahead. My hope for 2021…
READ MORE‘No more excuses’ for social care reform
Prime minister Boris Johnson has been pressed to address social care reform this year and make it an urgent government priority now that Brexit has…
READ MOREGive care workers a bonus this year
Mike Padgham, the chair of Independent Care Group, on the debt we owe social care staff and frontline workers, and his hopes for reform of the…
READ MOREVaccine miracle is no cure for social care crisis’ here’s why – Mike Padgham
WINSTON Churchill once said: “This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of…
READ MORE‘Care and nursing home visiting can’t come back soon enough but the time frame the Government has set is tight for providers.’
‘Mike Padgham interviewed on BBC News at 6pm (23.11.2020) by Hugh Pym commented that ‘Care and nursing home visiting can’t come back soon enough but the…
READ MOREUrgent need to save care providers from closure – ICG Media Release
Urgent need to save care providers from closure – Home care providers fear going out of business Care providers who look after some of the…
READ MORESave care homes from being sued: Bosses urge ministers to protect nursing centres against the crippling cost of legal claims… just like the NHS
Care homes have been hit by soaring insurance premiums and running costs Bereaved relatives could ruin firms if they decide to take them to court…
READ MORENorth Yorkshire issues further advice on Care Home visits 31st October 2020
North Yorkshire’s public health and social care leaders have urgently issued further advice and clarification about visits taking place to people who live in residential…
READ MOREICG’s response to the CQC’s annual assessment of health care and social care in England released 16.10.2020
Care watchdog confirms crisis in care has worsened – CQC says Covid-19 has exacerbated problems The findings of a care watchdog have confirmed the need…
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