Latest news

• Adult Social Care and the Budget: Press release from Care England
  06/03/17

  Response to the latest report from the Communities and Local Government Select Committee.

• Under Lock and Key: Press release from Care England
  06/03/17

  We must address the challenges of social care funding for people with learning disabilities.

• MP David Mowat to Address the NCA Spring Event
  09/02/17

  David Mowat MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Health is to address the National Care Association's Spring Event on the 16th March.

• National Dignity Council Backs the Keep Me Posted Campaign
  06/02/17

  Dignity in Care has pledged its support for the Keep Me Posted campaign.

• National Care Association Annual Conference 2017 - In partnership with the National Dignity Council 'Promoting Dignity in Care'
  27/01/17

  16th March 2017, The Regis Conference and Banqueting Centre, West Midlands.

• Alzheimer's Society's 2016 Dementia Friendly Awards
  18/01/17

  Recognition for remarkable efforts to make life better for people with dementia.

• Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care
  18/01/17

  A framework for action in making palliative and end of life care a priority at local level.

• Dance to Health
  18/01/17

  Dance to Health responds to the issue of older people's falls.

• The Patients Association publishes Care Home Charter for swallowing and medicines
  18/01/17

  The Charter identifies key pledges that both patients and health and care professionals will abide by whilst in care settings, focusing on patients who experience swallowing difficulties.

• Building The Right Home
  18/01/17

  Guidance for commissioners of health and care services for children, young people and adults with learning disabilities and/or autism who display behaviour that challenges.

• Learning disabilities: identifying and managing mental health problems
  18/01/17

  Guidance on Learning Disabilities; identifying and managing mental health problems from NICE

• New guide to the Mental Capacity Act for people caring for someone with dementia from Sitra
  18/01/17

  SITRA have produced new guidance around the Mental Capacity Act.

• Dignity Action Day Feb 1st 2017 - Press Release
  05/01/17

  Read our Dignity Action Day Press Release.

• Our Dementia, Our Rights
  05/01/17

  A new guide which aims to highlight the importance of human and civil rights in ensuring support, inclusion and dignity for those living with dementia.

• Dementia Adventure
  05/01/17

  2017 programme.

• A new paper from VODG
  05/01/17

  Closing the disability and employment gap.

• Skills for Care have announced the launch of the new apprenticeship standards for Adult Social Care
  05/01/17

  Skills, knowledge and behaviours required for being competent in your role.

• Transition from hospital to community
  05/01/17

  New information from NICE covering the quality standard, and some implementation advice.

• NICE quality standard
  05/01/17

  A quality standard which covers intervention to maintain and improve mental wellbeing and independence of people aged 65 or older and how to identify those at risk of a decline.

• British Geriatric Society good practice guidance
  05/01/17

  Guidance on access to good quality healthcare in care homes.