Care and Support Alliance

I attended #ShowUsYouCare event in parliament where I met my constituent, Jack Hassan, to discuss his experiences living with a disability and the social care services available to him. We talked about the need for flexible social care that supports everyone.

ADASS Spring Survey 2025 - ADASS Our annual survey of Directors of Adult Social Services, essential reading for anyone interested in the challenges facing adult social care and implications for the NHS.

Our new Spring Survey, out today, shows the highest overspend on adult social care in a decade, investment in prevention falling, while the need for care & support increases. Read the full report here adass.org.uk/documents/ad... #carecantwait #adultsocialcare

It was a pleasure to join @csalliance.bsky.social in Parliament to talk to MPs about how vital good, reliable #SocialCare is. Thank you to all who invited their MP and made sure people living with mental ill-health, service providers, and carers were represented. #ShowUsYouCare

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Thank you to everyone who joined the #ShowUsYouCare campaign and shared with MPs the importance of good quality, reliable social care.

Wondering if your MP was there? Check our list to find out: careandsupportalliance.com/parliament-2...

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Emily Holzhausen, CSA Co-Chair, said: “MPs – your voice really matters to us. We want you to hold decision makers to account and work with us to secure a better future for social care. Investing in care is investing in all of us”. (4/5)

Photo of Jack, who uses an electric wheelchair, speaking into a microphone.

Jack, who receives social care, said: “The less care I get, the less independent I am. There's a real lack of aspiration for what a good life is for someone with a disability. We need a well-funded, needs-led care system that moves from enabling mere survival to fulfilling lives.” (3/5)

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We heard from @annadixonmp.bsky.social‬ : “We must build political consensus on social care, and raise public awareness of how important care and support is. People who draw on and provide care are too often invisible. We have to change that and celebrate the value of care and support.” (2/5)

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Yesterday, thanks to over 2000 campaigners who sent invitations, we welcomed MPs to our #ShowUsYouCare event in Parliament. Our attendees heard about the 3.5 million people unable to get the support they need and how we can work together to change this. (1/5)

We are looking forward to welcoming MPs and Lords to our #ShowUsYouCare event this afternoon.

Attendees will hear directly from policy experts, people who draw on care and unpaid carers about the state of social care and how to make sure everyone gets the care they need.

Image of Angela in a cafe. Quote reads: "Social care helps me in lots of different ways and gives me more independence. My support workers are amazing, but I'm not going out as much as I used to because they are so busy. My sister lives in a care home and I would like to see her more."

💭Will your MP fight for better social care in parliament?

✉️Invite them to join us and Angela in parliament where they can hear about the importance of good social care and the urgent change needed. #ShowUsYouCare

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Invite your MP to 'Show Us You Care' 3.5 million people aren’t getting the social care they need. Invite your MP to come to the #ShowUsYouCare social care parliamentary event where they will hear from people who are directly impacted by ...

📨Ask your MP to meet with us in Parliament next week to talk about the importance of social care and what they can do to help. act.careandsupportalliance.com/page/170376/... (2/2)

Nearly 100,000 adults in England denied state-funded social care due to cuts Exclusive: Number of people receiving subsidised care has fallen far more quickly than the country’s disability rate, analysis finds

New analysis reveals nearly 100,000 adults in England have been denied state-funded social care due to a decade’s worth of spending cuts.
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Our members will be in Parliament on 3 July speaking to MPs about what can be done to support older ppl, disabled ppl, unpaid carers and care professionals between now and the publishing of Baroness Casey’s recommendations.

Make sure your MP is there: act.careandsupportalliance.com/page/170376/...

“We'll continue to press Govt to do more. Social care is struggling now, with millions going without the care and support they need – they cannot be expected to wait and endure the current inadequate system."
Read our full response to the #SpendingReview.
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We’re proud to be supporting #CarersWeek! This year’s theme is ‘Caring About Equality’.

Join us in saying ‘we care about equality for carers’.

Find out more here 👉 www.carersweek.org  @carers-week.bsky.social

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3.5 million people in England aren’t getting the social care they need. As a member of @csalliance.bsky.social , we’re asking MPs to come to the #ShowUsYouCare social care parliamentary event where they will hear from people directly impacted by social care.

We're joining the @csalliance.bsky.social in Parliament on 3rd July to speak to MPs about how we can work together to shape the future of social care. Make sure your MP is there #ShowUsYouCare

Invite your MP to 'Show Us You Care' 3.5 million people aren’t getting the social care they need. I’ve just asked my MP to come to the #ShowUsYouCare social care parliamentary event where they will hear from people who are directly impac...

🚨 3.5 million people in England aren’t getting the social care they need.

We’re asking MPs to come to the #ShowUsYouCare social care parliamentary event where they will hear from people who are directly impacted by social care. Will you invite your MP? act.careandsupportalliance.com/page/170376/...

Read our full response to the Terms of Reference for Louise Casey's social care commission:

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"It’s great news that the terms of reference have now been published and work has got formally underway. However, we are dismayed that they refer to “recommendations that can be implemented in a phased way over a decade”, suggesting we will not get a fully reformed social care system until 2036."

Providers warn of harm to people with needs and strain on carers as national insurance hike kicks in - Community Care Some care services will close due to fee rises not covering increased costs, on back of national insurance rise, says Homecare Association

CSA members warn Govt of strain on social care as national insurance hike kicks in. @ncfcareforum.bsky.social
Jane Townson @homecareassn.bsky.social says we will see “harm to individuals; greater burdens on unpaid carers; and more pressure on NHS services”
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Public Satisfaction With The NHS And Social Care In 2024 | BSA | The King's Fund This report explores public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2024. Just 1 in 5 people in 2024 said they were satisfied with the NHS. This is the lowest level of satisfaction recorded since...

Latest data shows 53% of the public are ‘very’ or ‘quite’ dissatisfied with social care.

Consistent failure to invest in social care makes this unsurprising. The Casey Commission’s recommendations for reform of social care are sorely needed.

www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

Panorama - Fixing the NHS: What Will It Take? Alison Holt speaks to the doctors, researchers and frontline staff transforming their parts of the NHS to deliver better care.

@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social: Spending NHS resources “more effectively though social care” will be better for patients and deliver better value for taxpayers #NHS10yearplan
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Access Social Care survey

Will you help CSA member Access Social Care in the fight for honest Government communication about social care funding?

Take this short survey to help build evidence for The Casey Commission that begins next month.
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1/5📢 NEW: We’ve updated #SocialCare360 – our ‘360-degree’ review of the adult #SocialCare sector in England. Let’s dig into what the data from 2023/24 can tell us.

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Decades of inaction on social care have left many unpaid carers exhausted and struggling.

We can’t keep waiting. The government must invest in support for carers.​

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Our vision for social care is one where all of us can get the support we need, when we need it. Read more: careandsupportalliance.com/about-us/%E2...

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The government commission on social care needs to include immediate and long term plans to address the urgent issues preventing timely access to social care.

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New research from CSA member @mariecurieuk.bsky.social explores the financial and employment impacts of end of life caring.

We’re calling for fully funded support for all unpaid carers.​

Blue background with image of two people facing away from the camera. One is seated. Text reads: 76% of dementia carers have no arrangements in place for what will happen if they can't continue to care.

New research from CSA member @dementiacarers.bsky.social shows unpaid carers fear what will happen to their loved ones if they aren’t able to continue caring. Govt must fully fund support for carers.