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Monthly column: The Big Conversation – how we can finally fix adult social care

For decades, adult social care has been the issue that successive Prime Ministers have known they need to tackle — and then found a reason not to. There have been reviews, commissions...
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Bedford Borough faces twin challenge over improvement plans and adult social care failings

Councillors have raised concerns over Bedford Borough Council’s complex improvement plan governance as the authority also launches a response to its critical adult social care report...
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CQC finds delays, safeguarding gaps and carers’ concerns in Bedford Borough Council’s adult social care

Bedford Borough Council’s adult social care services require improvement, with the CQC highlighting delays in assessments, safeguarding gaps and poor support for unpaid carers...
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External firm appointed to aid with the “transformation” of adult social care

An external consultancy firm has been appointed to support Bedford Borough Council’s transformation of adult social care, a meeting heard. The company, Newton, will work with the council...
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Councillor raises concerns over fairness of national adult social care policy

A review of Bedford Borough Council’s adult social care charging policy raised concerns over fairness in means-testing and whether vulnerable residents are struggling to access financial...
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Ombudsman upholds three adult social care complaints against Borough Council

Fourty-four complaints and enquiries about Bedford Borough Council, were received by the Local Government Social Care Ombudsman last year,  councillors heard. The council’s...
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Rise in inflation hits Adult Social Care as Council forced to increase fees

A legal duty to recover costs has meant that Bedford Borough Council has had to increase its fees and charges for Adult Social Care from January. A report presented to...
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Council says it is being more proactive to fairly recover £6.6m of adult social care debt

Bedford Borough Council’s adult social care debt is £6.6 million pounds – but the council has been more proactive over the last year to ensure the money comes in. A report on...
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Monthly column: Adult social care is getting worse rather than better

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Opposition councillors say they will scrutinise Mayor’s proposed 3.99% council tax rise

The Conservative Group and Bedford's Green Party councillors have said they will be scrutinising the Mayor's 2022/23 budget to ensure...
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