Tag Archives: Andrew Lansley

CQC boss refuses to quit over board member’s mental health claims

The chair of the care watchdog has refused to resign after casting doubt on the mental health of a whistleblowing member of her board who raised concerns about the way the organisation was being run.
Dame Jo Williams has repeatedly been criticised for her performance as chair of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) since she was [...]

Care and support white paper: Funding delay overshadows care reforms

A national eligibility threshold for care and support will be introduced across England from 2015, ministers have announced.
The measure was one of a series of proposals outlined in this week’s care and support white paper, and will mean cash-strapped local authorities will no longer be able to tighten eligibility levels if they run short of [...]