Councils across England dealt with more than 200,000 cries for help over the last year from people on the brink of homelessness, according to analysis by Shelter. The charity pointed
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More than two thirds of police forces in England and Wales are letting down vulnerable victims, a new report suggests. Four services were rated as “inadequate” for how they protect
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A council has said it is “unable to determine the exact circumstances” of how a grandmother suffered terrible injuries which her family believe were the result of multiple rat bites.
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Skills for Care has announced the finalists for their Accolades Awards celebrating the achievements of organisations committed to boosting the skills and knowledge of the growing adult social care workforce.
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The Duchess of Cambridge beat out a festive rhythm when she joined a group of youngsters for a drumming workshop at a children’s mental health centre. Kate was left with
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Failing children’s services that are putting the lives of young people at risk will now be taken over by other councils and charities, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced. Powers
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The number of newborn babies taken into care in England has soared in recent years, according to a report. One mother had 16 babies taken away from her, it has
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The future of adult social care looks bleak, a leading think-tank has warned as it said not enough money is being spent on the sector. Despite a pledge from the
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Patients are being denied proper protection over health and care standards because of a regulator’s failure to recruit sufficient staff and its error-strewn reports, a Commons spending watchdog said. MPs
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Drinking a “moderate” amount of alcohol every day could be good for people with Alzheimer’s disease, a study has found. Consuming two or three units daily has been linked to
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