The spending decisions and leadership of key organisations set up to transform care in Scotland have been questioned by MSPs. Holyrood’s Health Committee has been examining the work of integration
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A charity is warning of a “hidden crisis” of childhood poverty after reporting that demand for its services has never been greater. London-based Little Village said it had supported almost
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The epic scale of the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) Rotherham investigation is in stark contrast to the way the hundreds of victims were ignored by the authorities as young teens.
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Rape crisis centres across Scotland are to receive £1.5 million to expand support services. Equalities minister Christina McKelvie (pictured) said the Scottish Government is “committed to preventing and eradicating violence
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A gang of seven men has been convicted of sexually exploiting vulnerable teenage girls in Rotherham. One of the complainants told a trial at Sheffield Crown Court (pictured) how she
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Cash to meet rising social care costs and extra funds to repair potholes were announced by Philip Hammond to ease the pressure on town hall budgets. Local government chiefs have
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A cash boost for mental health services will “end the stigma which has forced too many to suffer in silence”, the Chancellor said. Philip Hammond said he hoped the extra
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Additional funding announced for social care “only just staves off total collapse” of a “broken” sector, a leading charity has warned. Philip Hammond announced £650 million for social care funding
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Philip Hammond used his Budget to offer early tax cuts for millions of workers and extra cash for Whitehall departments, as he began the process of easing austerity. Boosted by
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Philip Hammond’s Budget will do nothing for those “massacred” by the Universal Credit welfare reforms, a veteran MP has said. Frank Field, who chairs the Commons’ Work and Pensions Committee,
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