How can we improve support for young people transitioning to adult social care? ADASS President, @MelanieNottsDA discusses some of the challenges and practical solutions in her latest blog. @IMPOWERconsult

Good news that the Public Health Grant has been increased by 5.4%, supporting the @NHS 10 year plan shift from treatment to prevention.

RT @blimeysimon: I saw this and just had to look up the numbers: councils in fact spend 34 times as much on adult #socialcare as they do on…

The NICs increase is a concern to both our Directors and care providers. “It forces councils to make choices about care eligibility, increases costs for care providers and councils who are overspending on adult social care,” says our VP, @jessmcparrott.

“Care workers recruited from overseas have played an essential role in supporting thousands of people and their families, filling many vacant posts across the sector over the last few years,” said, @MelanieNottsDA, ADASS President.

Claire Barcham of ADASS says the latest Disabled Facilities Grant needs more Occupational Therapists to deliver it, right at the moment apprenticeships to train new ones are being cut back. Read Claire’s blog here:

Our latest survey showed around 80% of councils in England were set to overspend on adult social care by 564mn collectively last year. We need a fully-funded, long-term plan for adult social care so people can live their lives in ways that matter to them.

Many care providers will be disappointed by this increase, particularly given the 130,000 vacancies across the sector which international recruits are key to filling, and the recent NICs increase which has pushed up staff costs.

The challenges young people face as they transition from children's to adult social care which @johnharris1969 describes are shared by @adass1 President @MelanieNottsDA, saying the process for some is 'bumpy, confusing & frustrating'

Access to the right #socialcare transforms people’s lives and enables them to live independently. It also brings benefits to the #NHS reducing pressure on services like A&E as shown in the article below.

RT @MelanieNottsDA: Given our challenges, as a sector we work hard to put social care in the control of people and do what we can to enable…

Our VP @jessmcparrott told @theipaper the care workers she has spoken to are proud of their work and find it very rewarding, however “the downside is how much if any of that is recognised or valued by other people.”

A 3 year review is too long to wait for thousands of people and their families whose care and support needs aren't being properly met, particularly when much of the evidence on how to reform social care is already known.

RT @DavidJ_Brindle: ‘I can’t think of any reason why it should take three years, I simply can’t. The commission I was part of took a year f…

@NewStatesman questions whether the Casey review will give the Gov. courage to make an 'unpalatable choice' around who will pay for social care reform

'The NHS will never work properly unless the government acts on social care', writes ADASS Trustee Richard Humphries in the BMJ - great overview of what the social care commission will need to deliver and a few concerns

Prof. Frank Smith, VP of @RCSnews on Today prioritising #socialcare for NHS success: "While we applaud investment in the NHS, we’d like to see comparable investment in social services & it’s disappointing we won’t see that until 2028. Listen from 2h12

Listen back to our President @MelanieNottsDA as she discussed the new Gov package on reforming #adultcaresocial on @BBCWomansHour earlier today.

‘Urgent action’ needed to save ‘crumbling’ social care sector, charities warn

@MelanieNottsDA is scheduled to appear on @BBCWomansHour at 10am, and her comments are running on the BBC where she emphasises any delay will be to the detriment of people’s health and wellbeing: