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BBC News: Inspectors have rated Devon County Council's adult care services as requires improvement after finding people were waiting too long for assessments, safeguarding responses and financial decisions about the cost of their care.

BBC News: Plymouth, Exeter and Torbay will all expand to take on council services in surrounding areas in the biggest changes to local government for more than 50 years.

Government Press Release: New negotiating body to be set up as part of the first ever adult social care fair pay agreement, representing millions of care workers.

The Carer: The National Care Association (NCA) has renewed its call for urgent, funded reform of adult social care, warning that repeated commitments from politicians – including new Prime Minister Andy Burnham – will count for little unless backed by genuine investment.

BBC News: The public will be asked who should receive social care and how it should be paid for as part of a review into the system.

The Carer: New research from Savills has identified a requirement for around 139,000 additional care home beds over the next decade, equivalent to approximately 30% of existing supply.

The Carer: The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) is urging the Government to prioritise improvements to end of life care as part of its NHS reforms.

The Carer: Why bereavement support must be part of good end of life care.

The Carer: The financial cost of delayed discharges has risen to £2.7bn in 2025/26, up 7.5% in just one-year, new King’s Fund analysis has found.

The Telegraph: Dementia patients are being “cast aside” by the NHS and are too often sent home with only a leaflet after diagnosis, the head of the Alzheimer’s Society has warned.

The Carer: Alzheimer’s Society have warned dementia is taking a growing and disproportionate toll on women, after new analysis found deaths among women in England and Wales have climbed back to their highest level in five years. 

The Guardian: Restricted eating hours may reduce cognitive decline in older age, researchers find.

The Carer: More than 10,000 researchers from around the world descended on London for the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC), the world’s largest gathering dedicated to dementia research. For care providers, the event offered a significant update on progress being made towards earlier diagnosis, easier-to-deliver treatments, and, ultimately, a cure.

The Telegraph: An Alzheimer’s drug could prevent dementia before symptoms show, with research suggesting it could clear toxic brain plaques in just three months.

The Telegraph: Health officials are pushing for a deal to offer the first drugs to slow Alzheimer’s disease on the NHS.

The Carer: Care homes warned as workplace stress becomes a growing source of discrimination and dismissal claims.

The Carer: Emily Miles appointed Chief Executive of the Care Quality Commission (CQC).