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A suite of Care England and stakeholder publications pertaining to the latest policy developments and analysis aimed at empowering and enabling care providers to support service delivery.
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Deprivation of Liberty
17 June 2026Following the Supreme Court’s judgment of 2 June 2026, which overturned the Cheshire West acid test and fundamentally changed how deprivation of liberty must be assessed, both the Department of...
Read moreCare England discounts and free support
1 January 2026Care England discount and free support offers are designed to solve problems, deal with challenges, and reduce costs for care providers, which have saved millions of pounds for both members...
Read moreThe Fair Pay Agreement Resource Hub
3 October 2025The Fair Pay Agreement (FPA) is set to be one of the most consequential changes for the adult social care workforce in England. Under this new framework, care workers will...
Read moreCare England’s Special Interest Groups
5 January 2024One of the useful points raised in this week’s CTRL + Care podcast, hosted by Digital Care Hub’s Katie Thorn and Michelle Corrigan, was that the recent wave of digital...
Read moreCare Agenda – October 2026
1 October 2026There is enormous potential in getting reform right. We support broader access, sustainable funding and better outcomes. We also need a system that encourages innovation, makes the best use of public money and recognises the expertise and capacity that already exist across the sector. Reform should be shaped by what works for people, not by ideological preferences for who provides their care.
Read moreComplaints are often viewed as evidence that something has gone wrong. Sometimes they are. But they can also provide something the adult social care sector urgently needs: a detailed source...
Read moreMenopause in social care: Support must mean more than policy
21 September 2026Menopause is becoming more visible in workplace conversations, and that visibility is welcome. More organisations are beginning to develop policies, guidance and formal commitments, signalling that menopause is a legitimate...
Read moreCare England was delighted to help kick off Professional Care Workers’ Week 2026, joining The Care Workers’ Charity, the National Care Forum and the Homecare Association for the opening webinar...
Read moreLocal Government Reorganisation – Guide for Providers
3 September 2026It’s now been nearly a year since the Local Government Minister Jim McMahon announced the government’s intention to rapidly roll out a programme of local government reorganisation (LGR) in England...
Read moreCare Agenda – September 2026
2 September 2026The fourth webinar of Care England and Menopause Support’s series focused on the physical symptoms of menopause, specifically Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM). While the third webinar outlined some of the common...
Read moreDBS processing times and police performance
24 August 2026Care England is publishing monthly information from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) on processing times and police force performance. DBS checks are an essential part of recruitment across adult...
Read moreAshfield House Care Home in Coventry welcomed Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, for a special visit today. As the head of the UK’s largest representative body...
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