Holyrood will consider whether to double the Carer’s Allowance Supplement given to unpaid carers at the end of the year. The Parliament’s Social Justice and Social Security Committee is considering
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A father who threw his baby son into a river became “lost” to the care system after moving between areas, a serious case review has found. Zak Bennett-Eko, 23, was
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A hospital has apologised to a woman who was prevented from seeing her dying son in his final weeks. Ollie Bibby, 27, of South Benfleet in Essex, died of leukaemia
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Around one in four staff in older adult care homes in England eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine have not had both jabs, new figures suggest. A total of 73.9%
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A man has been arrested after ambulance crews were assaulted while they were working in Ayr. Paramedics were subjected to abusive behaviour shortly before 11pm on Tuesday night at an
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Here in Wales we are entering a historic period which will see children’s rights further protected thanks to new Welsh Government legislation. The Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment)
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The number of cases of suspected forced marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) the Government provided advice on in 2020 fell 44%, largely due to the coronavirus pandemic, figures show.
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Thousands of pregnant women and new mothers were unable to access vital mental health support during the coronavirus pandemic, research has shown. Around 16,000 women missed out on services to
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Hundreds of thousands of people across the UK are experiencing long Covid lasting a year or more, new figures suggest. An estimated 385,000 people in private households in the UK
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The Covid-19 outbreak has given many the opportunity to embark on a new career. For 60-year-old Penelope (pictured) from Southminster she switched to a career in adult social care over 10 years
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