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From Manchester to Westminster: How Andy Burnham's social care revolution could play out

From Manchester to Westminster: How Andy Burnham's social care revolution could play out

Andy Burnham has arrived in Downing Street with a pledge to invest his political capital in overhauling England’s care system. James Arrowsmith explores whether the Prime Minister’s convictions can survive contact with the complexity of governing a national system.

August 18, 2026

From Manchester to Westminster: How Andy Burnham's social care revolution could play out

News

Judicial review over care provision for 15-year-old dismissed

August 13, 2026

Ombudsman calls for “more compassion” and “human touch” in approach to end-of-life care by councils and care homes

July 30, 2026

ADASS publishes screening tool to prioritise allocation of new requests to authorise deprivation of liberty

July 29, 2026

Parents win appeal against refusal of application to be appointed as personal welfare deputies for adult son

Jul 27, 2026

Cross-border healthcare patients at risk of “falling through the gaps”: Welsh Affairs Committee

Jul 27, 2026

Council adult social care costs have gone up for fourth consecutive year, leading to overspend of £715m: ADASS

Jul 15, 2026

LGA updates guidance on local authority public health responsibilities

Jun 23, 2026

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards “only one of several protections in place”, says minister

Jun 22, 2026

Referrals for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards must continue to be responded to as councils transition into “new stage” following Supreme Court ruling: ADASS

Jun 19, 2026

Government issues interim guidance on Supreme Court judgment on deprivations of liberty

Jun 16, 2026

Acceptances for Fast Track NHS Continuing Healthcare down a third over eight years despite no change in criteria, research finds

Jun 11, 2026

Care Quality Commission issues statement on what Supreme Court ruling on deprivation of liberty means for providers

Jun 08, 2026

NHS Commercial Solutions to hold market engagement on £1.2bn legal services agreement

Jun 08, 2026

ADASS calls for cautious approach to implementing Supreme Court ruling on deprivation of liberty, but warns of potential for litigation

Jun 04, 2026

Supreme Court overrules Cheshire West judgment on deprivations of liberty and valid consent

Jun 02, 2026

Judge criticises Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability over delays in considering best interests and making applications to Court of Protection

May 28, 2026

Supreme Court to rule next week on deprivations of liberty and valid consent

May 27, 2026

Failure to use statutory complaints process sees High Court refuse permission for judicial review over care package funding cut

May 15, 2026

Law Society calls for code of practice for Mental Health Act 2025

May 13, 2026

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman unveils new five-year strategy, plans for name change

Apr 29, 2026

Council eyes legal challenge over children’s A&E department closure

Apr 21, 2026

New NHS Wales complaints system comes into force

Apr 08, 2026

“Persistent delays” in allocating and authorising DoLS applications continue to leave many individuals in Wales unlawfully deprived of their liberty, report finds

Apr 07, 2026

Council and ICB failed to manage funding dispute adequately, causing “avoidable delay” in hospital discharge: Ombudsman

Apr 01, 2026

Government promises stronger visiting rights for people in health and care settings following review of Regulation 9A

Mar 18, 2026

Government publishes framework for delivery of neighbourhood health service

Mar 17, 2026

Select committee launches inquiry on cross-border healthcare arrangements between England and Wales

Feb 26, 2026

Health board acknowledges it acted unlawfully in failing to comply with Mental Capacity Act 2005

Feb 17, 2026

Select committee launches inquiry into work and performance of Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

Jan 26, 2026

Court lifts automatic suspension in procurement by Welsh NHS trust of blood establishment computer system

Jan 22, 2026

Selective publication of Health, Education and Social Care Chamber cases can reflect recognition that “justice cannot thrive unseen”, senior judge says

Jan 22, 2026

Public authorities win Supreme Court case over claim for negligence brought by man found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity

Jan 21, 2026

Welsh Government introduces draft Bill after Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales stops medical members without current licence to practise from sitting on cases

Jan 12, 2026

NHS Shared Business Services to hold preliminary market engagement for £240m framework agreement

Jan 07, 2026

Court of Protection Bar Association launches free advice service for unrepresented family at urgent health and welfare hearings

Dec 23, 2025

High Court judge lifts automatic suspension of award of clinical waste contracts by integrated care boards

Nov 20, 2025

High Court judge refuses application by mother for order prohibiting council from getting child vaccinated

Nov 06, 2025

Consultation on Liberty Protection Safeguards to be launched by Government next year

Oct 20, 2025

Cost of settling clinical negligence claims “more than tripled” in last two decades: National Audit Office

Oct 17, 2025

Government call for Supreme Court to overturn Cheshire West ruling on deprivations of liberty prompts furious response from charities

Oct 15, 2025

Health and Care Professions Council to procure £28.8m framework for advising on Fitness to Practice cases

Oct 07, 2025

Nuffield Trust warns of “highly inconsistent” NHS Continuing Healthcare system, with wide regional variation in eligibility, spending and practice

Oct 01, 2025

Education Committee calls for “root and branch transformation” of how mainstream education caters to children and young people with SEND

Sep 22, 2025

Features

Neighbourhood provider contracts and local authorities

Neighbourhood provider contracts and local authorities

August 17, 2026

Emma Watt looks at what NHS England's new neighbourhood provider contracts could mean for local authorities and care providers.

Footing the bill

Footing the bill

August 14, 2026

Are councils paying bills that should be the NHS's responsibility? Michelle Evans looks at the issues around continuing healthcare.

The Supreme Court’s ruling in AGNI

The Supreme Court’s ruling in AGNI

June 18, 2026

Jacqui Thomas KC and Chloe Lee examine the repercussions for practitioners – including in relation to cases involving children – of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on deprivation of liberty and valid consent.

Capacity: the court and the expert, and the ‘reasons burden’

Capacity: the court and the expert, and the ‘reasons burden’

June 17, 2026

A local authority recently appealed a judge's ruling on the capacity of a vulnerable young woman, on the basis that his reasons were inadequate. Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) looks at the lessons from the appeal.

Making neighbourhood working work

Making neighbourhood working work

Jun 05, 2026

Integrated Care Boards – the impact of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025

Integrated Care Boards – the impact of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025

Jun 03, 2026

Transparency and open justice in the Court of Protection

Transparency and open justice in the Court of Protection

May 29, 2026

Mental health crisis care: legislative challenges in emergency departments

Mental health crisis care: legislative challenges in emergency departments

May 18, 2026

Falling between the disposal cracks

Falling between the disposal cracks

May 15, 2026

The neighbourhood health framework

Apr 15, 2026

No "clinical decision" exemption from best interests

Mar 18, 2026

Transparency and the scope of PD12R FPR 2010

Jan 30, 2026

The Mental Health Act 2025: key changes

Jan 22, 2026

The End of “Cheshire West”? Deprivation of Liberty, Consent and Capacity in the Supreme Court

Oct 30, 2025

The Welsh Language and the Court of Protection

Oct 17, 2025

Revisiting Cheshire West

Oct 10, 2025

Transparency in the Court of Protection

Oct 03, 2025

How AI could rewrite homelessness law

Oct 02, 2025

Human rights, health and care in the next Parliamentary session

Aug 29, 2025

Navigating the Provider Selection Regime (Wales) Regulations 2025

Aug 18, 2025

Mental health tribunals and 11(7) representatives

Aug 01, 2025

Disordered eating and the gaps between services – the consequences for the Court of Protection

Aug 01, 2025

The Assisted Dying Bill: What health and social care professionals need to know

Jul 22, 2025

Implementing the Neighbourhood Health Service: Commissioning and procurement

Jul 22, 2025

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