Tens of thousands of people who care for people with learning disabilities could face losing their jobs unless more money is pumped into the sector, a charity has warned. By
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A family court judge has ruled that the public cannot be told the name of a council criticised over the way social services staff handled a case in which a
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Average care home prices have jumped by almost a quarter in a year despite declining quality, according to a new analysis. A review of care home ratings shows that care
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Hundreds of impoverished children buried in unmarked graves are set to be honoured with a special memorial. A £10,000 Portland stone sculpture depicting a pair of hands releasing a symbolic
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Lawyers have returned to a specialist court for the latest round of a long-running case which a judge said had cost taxpayers an “astonishing” amount of money and generated an
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Social services bosses have failed to prove that a man with a history of domestic violence deliberately smothered his partner’s 13-month-old son – but a senior family court judge says
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Dementia-preventing drugs similar to statins may be the long-term solution to Alzheimer’s, a leading expert has suggested. Just as statins reduce cholesterol levels in the blood, they would prevent the
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Downing Street may have blocked a new funding package for social care services ahead of the Autumn Statement, Andy Burnham has claimed. Labour’s former health secretary said councils had been
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A man is facing a life sentence after being found guilty of murdering a disabled adult who was beaten for days, drugged and dumped by the side of a footpath.
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Sir Chris Hoy is to join 250 people sleeping rough for a night to raise money for a new village for the homeless. As part of a fundraising drive, around
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