Call for LGA to raise levels of pay in care sector
The GMB union and Care England have written a joint open letter to Councillor David Sparks OBE Chair of Local Government Association (LGA) setting out a joint concern over earnings
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Thousands of health staff walk out in pay strike
Hundreds of thousands of health workers have walked out on strike, many for the first time in their lives, in protest at the Government’s decision not to give them a
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New research warns of isolation crisis for older men
A growing generation of older men is facing a future of increased isolation. Meanwhile, the number of older men aged 65+ living alone is projected to rise by 65% between
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Councils advised about care charging following Tameside complaint
The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) is advising councils that they cannot significantly change contractual funding arrangements for current care home residents because they alter the way they commission care. With
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Council ordered to pay £86k legal bill in dementia case
Milton Keynes Council, whose social services department was censured by a judge for the “woefully inadequate” way it dealt with an elderly former magistrate with severe dementia, has been ordered
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Better service co-ordination urged to protect children from alcoholic parents
More must be done to protect children whose parents have a drinking problem, according to a new study. The needs of children may not be adequately identified by some local
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Council data shows over 6,000 children vulnerable to exploitation
More than 6,000 children across England have been reported as at risk of child sex exploitation since the beginning of 2013, it has been claimed. Channel 4 News said it
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CQC sets out its new model for inspecting adult social care
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has issued details on how it intends to regulate, inspect and rate care homes and community adult social care in England. Following extensive joint development,
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NICE issue updated guidance for treatment of MS
The tens of thousands of people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) should have their condition and treatments reviewed more regularly, according to new guidelines. The updated guidance for the NHS
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Clegg announces waiting times plan for mental health
Waiting times for mentally ill patients in England will be introduced for the first time with some conditions being put on the same footing as cancer, Nick Clegg has announced.
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