The Government’s actions do not align with its words, as evidenced by the absence of a UK government minister at the United Nations (UN) hearing on the Government’s violations of disabled people’s rights under the UN Convention on the Right of Disabled Persons.
Read MoreHft has responded to this year’s Social Care 360 report, released today by The King’s Fund, saying it reaffirms the extensive challenges facing the adult social care sector and the need for immediate action to alleviate pressure.
Read MoreIn response to Community Integrated Care’s Unfair to Care report, Hft calls for parity of the adult social care workforce with the NHS as key to a general election manifesto.
Read MoreThe absence of any nod to adult social care in today’s Spring Budget is highly disappointing and yet another indication that our sector, those who work within it, and those who draw upon it, remain at the back of the queue.
Read MoreHft, the learning disability charity, has welcomed the Buckland Review on Autism Employment, which puts forward concrete recommendations to ensure that work is accessible to, and inclusive of, autistic people.
Read MoreIn response to the publication of the Disability Action Plan, Hft says there are serious omissions and, as it stands, the proposals will make little difference to the lives of learning disabled adults.
Read MoreIt is highly disappointing that the Government has chosen not to address the pressing financial challenges in adult social care through the Local Government Finance Settlement, says Hft’s CEO Steve Veevers.
Read MoreThe Government’s much-needed additional funding for adult social care is to be welcomed but it is imperative that it reaches adult social care providers directly, says Hft.
Read MoreHft has responded to a speech by Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, on his party’s vision for the voluntary sector, saying charities must be remunerated for the vital services they deliver.
Read MoreUnsustainable financial and workforce pressures are forcing adult social care providers to turn down new admissions and close services, as government grants are not reaching the people who need them most. This is according to the 2023 Sector Pulse Check.
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