Social care

Fact checks including care homes and social care budgets and policies

15 December 2016

Delayed transfers of care: does geography matter?

There seems to be a 20 fold difference in delayed discharges from hospital between the best and worst performing councils. We’ve asked the Department of Health for more information.

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14 December 2016

Social care funding

The Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition clashed over social care spending at PMQs today. We’ve investigated.

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23 November 2016

Are one million people without social care?

Age UK say more than one million people are not receiving the social care they need, but the research hasn't been published yet. They've produced similar estimates before.

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21 December 2015

Social care funding: how did the sector react to the latest plans?

David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn swapped quotes from health and social care leaders during Prime Minister's Questions.

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