Mental Capacity Act failing vulnerable, says Lords
Vulnerable adults, including those with dementia, are being failed by the Act designed to protect and empower them according to a new report. The House of Lords Committee, established to
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Children and Families Bill gains royal assent
The new Children and Families Bill – which has just received royal assent – will mean changes to the law to give greater protection to vulnerable children, better support for
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Institute in warning over cancer email scam
A health watchdog has issued a warning over a scam email suggesting people may have cancer. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) said the email was “likely
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Review of home care visits for the elderly finds ‘no proven benefit’
In what’s thought to be the biggest review of academic literature into whether home care visits provide benefits for the elderly, researchers conclude there is ‘no consistent evidence’ to show
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Unions anger as health workers’ pay pegged at 1%
The Government has been accused of “taking a scalpel” to the pay of health workers by refusing to give an across the board wage rise. Increases of 1% will be
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Burnham lays into coalition as MPs pass clause 119 of Care Bill
The Government have ripped up the coalition commitment to localism in the NHS by voting through sweeping powers for ministers to close hospitals, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has said.
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HSCIC Report : Children admitted to adult mental health wards ‘rising’
The number of under-18s admitted to adult mental health wards or treated on them is rising, figures show. Despite government pledges that the practice would be stamped out by 2010,
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Parents face 40% increase in childcare costs
The average family will be spending two fifths of their disposable income on childcare in 10 years time, a charity has claimed. Childcare is one of the biggest challenges for
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20% cut to mental health funding ‘disturbing and deeply disappointing’
Lives will be put at risk by cuts to NHS funding for mental health services, experts and doctors have warned. In a letter to the Guardian newspaper, the Royal College
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Failure to fund could jeopardise social care reforms
Essential social care reforms designed to improve the lives of older people, carers, and disabled people could be jeopardised if the Government fails to fund them properly, local government leaders
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