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Adult social care

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• What's new Last updated 26 August 2010

  Latest news and updates from the adult social care field.

• How LG Improvement and Development can support your council Last updated 20 August 2008

  Find out what we offer in the field of adult social care. Support includes a leadership programme and national and regional councillor networks.

• The transformation of adult social care Last updated 22 July 2010

  The health and social care sector is increasingly moving towards personalised provision – responding to individual needs and choices.

• 'Must knows' for lead members of adults' services Last updated 2 August 2010

  The 'must knows' is a resource used to assist lead members of adult social care in the successful delivery of their complex role.

• Safeguarding vulnerable adults Last updated 16 August 2010

  This programme is designed to help local councils and their partners fulfil their safeguarding responsibilities in relation to adults in vulnerable circumstances.

• Performance Last updated 7 May 2009

  Results from the Commission for Social Care Inspection have shown year-on-year improvements since they were first published in 2002.

• Commissioning Last updated 23 July 2010

  Commissioning is a complex process involving many stages. In the future local authorities and primary care trusts will have a duty to undertake joint strategic needs assessments.

• Workforce Last updated 23 July 2010

  Given the ageing population, it has been estimated that by 2020 we will need a 25 per cent increase in the number of people working with older people in social care.

• Carers Last updated 18 February 2008

  There are six million unpaid family carers in the UK. The Government acknowledges that they save the country billions of pounds annually and are a vital part of the health and social care workforce.

• Older people Last updated 23 July 2010

  Providing preventative services within a tight financial framework – which is leading to ever-tightening eligibility criteria – is a big challenge.

• Case studies and features Last updated 4 February 2010

  Case studies, features and interviews with adult social care practitioners.

• Briefings and documents on adult social care Last updated 23 July 2010

  Briefings and documents on adult social care from the Local Government Association, the Improvement and Development Agency, the adult social care Inter-Agency Group and others.

• Useful websites Last updated 7 May 2009

  Links to useful websites for more information about the adult social care sector.

• Articles Last updated 12 August 2009

  Commentaries, interviews, articles