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Care homes sue Southend Council over 5% cut to funding
CARE home owners plan to launch court action against Southend Council over its decision to slash their funding because of Government cuts.
Warning for Cambridgeshire care company
A company which provides care for elderly and vulnerable people has been issued a formal warning by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Barrage of child protection cases dilutes health professionals’ early intervention work
Health professionals are struggling to cope with the “vast increase” in the number of child protection cases being referred to them, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has warned.
Worcestershire may charge parents for placing children in care
Local authority is considering ‘charging policy’ applying in certain circumstances for children’s care services
Philip Pullman’s library campaign blamed for social service cuts
Philip Pullman, the children’s author, has been blamed for swingeing cuts to social care by a council leader after launching an impassioned plea to save local libraries.
Social work staff are exploited – Unison
Support workers and assistants are routinely used as “social workers on the cheap”, a union has claimed.
Thousands of care workers paid under legal limit
As the new levels for the national minimum wage are introduced, Panorama discovers that many British workers are still being paid much less than the law states and finds the problem particularly acute in the care work sector.
Cuts to adult care in Lincolnshire to affect thousands
Nearly 3,000 people in Lincolnshire are expected to be affected by cuts in social care services for adults.
Over 1,000 Southampton City Council workers to strike
MORE than 1,000 council workers in Southampton will tomorrow take part in the largest strike yet over pay cuts after council chiefs lifted a threat of dismissal.
