Care Quality Commission staff to be balloted on industrial action over pay
Staff at the Care Quality Commission are to be balloted for possible strikes in a dispute over pay. Members of Unison will vote in the new year after the union
Read MoreStaff at the Care Quality Commission are to be balloted for possible strikes in a dispute over pay. Members of Unison will vote in the new year after the union
Read MoreAsylum claims in the UK have hit their highest level for nearly 20 years, fuelled by soaring Channel migrant crossings and a rise in numbers following the coronavirus pandemic. The
Read MoreA one-minute silence will be held at the Scottish Parliament for all women killed by men this year. The event has been organised on the 30th anniversary of the UN’s
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Read MoreA police force has apologised to two women whose reports of domestic abuse at the hands of an officer were ignored. Gwent Police issued a statement on Wednesday saying it
Read MoreA teenager from Buckinghamshire has sent homemade care packages to more than 1,000 people over the last year. Alice Rose, 18, who posts Positivity Boxes stocked with jewellery, hygiene products
Read MoreBoris Johnson is fronting a “pickpocketing operation” to introduce a “working-class dementia tax” via his social care reforms, according to Sir Keir Starmer. The Labour leader (pictured) repeatedly pressed the
Read MoreJudges asked to decide whether someone has the mental capacity to engage in sex should assess whether he or she can understand that the other person involved must be able
Read MoreCalls to the national domestic abuse helpline rose by more than a fifth during the coronavirus pandemic, figures show. There were 49,756 calls to the helpline, run by Refuge, in
Read MoreIt is a “tragedy” that calls for emergency funding to stabilise the social care sector over the winter seem to have “fallen on deaf ears”, a boss in the industry
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