Christmas A&E visits warning for elderly
Elderly people are being warned not to store up their health problems for the holidays, for fear they will end up in busy emergency departments with more serious illnesses. A
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‘Vicious cycle’ of young homeless revealed in new report
Half of all homeless people first take to the streets under the age of 21, with most suffering the experience more than once because of lack of help, according to
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Danczuk accuses government over child abuse inquiry
A campaigning Labour MP has warned that the Government looks as though it does not “want to get to the truth” about historic child abuse after Home Secretary Theresa May
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Families missing out as childcare funding ‘too complex’
Some 335,000 families could miss out on financial help they need to pay for childcare and stay in work because of the complexity of the new childcare support system, according
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Charities & councils warn government over welfare scheme cuts
Charities and councils have warned that the Government’s decision not to protect funding for local welfare assistance schemes will make life harder for poor people facing financial crisis. Local government
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Joint inspection reveals sexual exploitation concerns
Young girls at risk of sexual exploitation are falling through the gaps because youth offending teams do not have the support they need from police and social care to take
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Serious lack of awareness of government disability scheme
Substantial numbers of disabled people are missing out on government support to help them work, MPs have found. Inadequate funding and a lack of awareness of the Access to Work
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CQC sets out plans to deal with failing social care providers
Adult social care services in England that fail to improve within a year of being rated as ‘Inadequate’ will face closure as part of new plans announced by the Care
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Charity warning over child cruelty prosecution loophole
A legal loophole makes it impossible to prosecute adults for neglect or ill-treatment of 16 and 17-year-olds, a charity has warned. The Children’s Society is calling for a change in
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May announces creation of new domestic abuse offence
A new domestic abuse offence of “coercive and controlling behaviour” has been announced which has a maximum penalty of up to five years in prison. Coercive and controlling behaviour can
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