We all have those days when a big hug would really help. The lovely feeling of being wrapped up and held close in someone’s arms is very soothing, especially...
Category - social care
Liz Jones, Policy Director at the National Care Forum, explores how not-for-profit providers embed cultural and religious needs into everyday care. Drawing on...
Liz Leach, Associate at Think Local Act Personal, explores how wellbeing, identity, and community can reshape support for people living with dementia, ensuring...
Jordan Smith is Chair of the Dimensions Council – an advisory group that helps Dimensions, a not-for-profit organisation with 7,000 staff, shape how it...
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting announces a major £500m investment in Fair Pay Agreement for adult care workers across England
The...
The National Care Forum (NCF), the leading association for not-for-profit social care and
support, has responded to the announcement of £500m to back the...
Meals on Wheels Week returns 3rd November to 7th November 2025, with the strapline ‘Fighting Hunger and Reducing Loneliness’. The award-winning national...
People working across adult social care are being encouraged to complete a national Government survey about their experiences of working in care.
The survey...
Care England, the largest representative body for independent adult social care providers, has stressed that the adult social care sector urgently requires a...
The Social Care Foundation (SCF), a UK-wide think tank, today publishes a wide-ranging report on the
state and future of social care in Britain.
Damian Green...

