Thousands of mothers have had more than one child removed by the family courts over the last seven years, according to new research. English court records show that 7,143 mothers
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A new attempt to measure the wellbeing of the British population has discovered that only 58% of Britons feel connected to people in their community, and one in eight do
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Essex County Council (ECC) has announced that the Health Foundation, an independent charity has awarded the authority £450k funding for a social care scheme. The funding is for a two
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Many child protection and mental health services are in crisis and a large number of children and young people are slipping through the net, a new report published tomorrow will
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Unison’s local government and school support workers have voted yes to strike action in a dispute over pay. The low paid, mainly women, workers have faced a 3 year pay
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Cuts to mental health services for children have led to a national “crisis” in services across England, a charity has warned. Children and young people’s mental health charity YoungMinds said
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a pensioner at a care home. Avon and Somerset Police said they were called to Oaktree House
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A flagship government welfare scheme is a “fiasco” that has caused unnecessary distress to thousands of sick and disabled people, MPs have warned. The influential Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC)
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The APPG (all party parliamentary group) for dementia has stated that there is a requirement for a national dementia strategy to offer a better standard of support once a sufferer
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The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) has launched the first of a two-part guidance on the recognition and management of older patients with frailty in community and outpatient settings. Called
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