This Core Care Pathway has been developed as a tool for professionals who support children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families throughout their care journey, from diagnosis through to end of life care and bereavement support. It provides a clear framework for all practitioners and aims to facilitate a care process, supported by good communication between professionals across all care settings. It places the child and family at the centre of the planning process, and provides practical guidance at key stages of a child's care journey. 

A report for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) published in May 2013 highlights an enduring link between public attitudes to poverty and the state of the economy, but shows how this link to welfare is weakening. The research explored public attitudes to poverty and welfare over the past 30 years and identified a trend in which the public has become increasingly likely to say that individual characteristics rather than societal issues cause poverty. More information here.  

The benefits come from preventing people's needs escalating and relying on more costly public services. Advice and support for everyday activities from budgeting and communication to help in the home increases quality of life and engagement with society. Reduced dependency on family members and carers can enable them to return to employment. The research - Ending the Other Care Crisis: Making the case for investment in preventative care and support for disabled adults – was commissioned by Leonard Cheshire Disability, Mencap, the National Autistic Society, Scope and Sense. The study comes as the social care crisis debate about who gets care and how it's funded continues to make the headlines, with the government's Care Bill being scrutinised in Parliament. Read more here.