News & blogs from the
Access Social Care community

10.12.2020

Social contact over the Christmas period: we have produced a new resource for providers and families to help navigate new rules in place 23rd – 27th December

04.12.2020

*Supported living​* Our letter in support of the pre-action protocol letter to the Secretary of State for Health,  4th December 2020

27.11.2020

DAILY EXPRESS:

We must value and fund social care as much as the NHS by Kari Gerstheimer

6.11.2020

Visiting arrangements in care homes for the period of national restrictions – November 2020

5.11.2020

Guidance on shielding and protecting people who are extremely clinically vulnerable

4.11.2020

Access Social Care have published Health Protection Regulations – factsheet for our Network Members.

2.11.2020

The Justice Gap: Our government is removing our ability to challenge abuse of power at dizzying speed. This should frighten us’

Author: Kari Gerstheimer (CEO and founder of Access Social Care)

26.10.2020

Access Social Care leads a response to The Future of Legal Aid inquiry and the Independent Review of Administrative Law

Access Social Care is very concerned that Government proposals may limit access to justice for people with social care needs. Access Social Care led a group of charities to make a submission to the Justice Committee future of legal aid Inquiry and the Independent Review of Legal Aid. You can read our group submission here and you can read our individual submissions here and here.

12.10.2020

Hot off the press – new research commissioned by Access Social Care looking at unmet social care needs

Adult Social Care and Unmet Needs