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Charity expects more people to ask for help with homelessness this year

By The Press Association11th October 2023News Scotland

A homelessness charity has said there has been a “surge in demand” for their support services with a big increase in requests for support expected this year. Marking World Homeless

‘More men and young people needed’ as social care recruitment campaign launched

By Aine Fox, Reporter9th October 2023News England

A social care recruitment campaign is being launched to help build the “vital workforce” as a sector leader said she hoped more men and younger people will consider such roles.

Ambulance staff warn of risk posed by lack of breaks as they back strike action

By The Press Association9th October 2023News Scotland

Ambulance crews in Scotland have warned a failure to get adequate breaks is putting lives at risk as they overwhelmingly backed strike action. A ballot of GMB Scotland members in

Nursing leaders call for Government to scrap health and care visa increases

By Alan Jones, Reporter6th October 2023News England

Nurses leaders are urging the Government to scrap an increase in the cost of a health and care visa which they warned will make the UK a less attractive place

Ministers viewed care homes as not ‘part of the state’ and were reluctant to intervene, inquiry hears

By Aine Fox, Reporter6th October 2023News England

Care homes were seen as private organisations which should look after themselves early on in the pandemic by a Government reluctant to intervene, the boss of a major older people’s

UK’s first end-of-life Rough Guide aims to help people on their final journey

By Aine Fox, Reporter6th October 2023News England

A renowned travel publisher has partnered with Marie Curie to produce the first-ever UK guidebook for the “end-of-life journey”. The Rough Guide To The End Of Life aims to provide

Inspection finds some inmates living in ‘cramped conditions’ in Scotland’s oldest prison

By The Press Association6th October 2023News Scotland

An inspection has revealed prisoners are living in “cramped conditions” within two areas of Scotland’s oldest prison. Wendy Sinclair-Gieben, HM chief inspector of Scotland’s prisons, says in her latest report

Covid victim’s daughter tells inquiry of disgust over Downing Street parties

By Jonathan McCambridge, Reporter6th October 2023News Northern Ireland

The daughter of a Covid victim who died alone in hospital said bereaved families in Northern Ireland were left “disgusted” by revelations of Downing Street parties during lockdown. Catriona Myles

‘Terrible mistake’ to prioritise Eat Out to Help Out over children’s lockdown experience, inquiry told

By Aine Fox, Reporter6th October 2023News England

Prioritising reopening theme parks and Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme over schools in the pandemic was a “terrible mistake” and played a huge part in children’s negative

Inquests opened into deaths of 10 more ex-patients of disgraced breast surgeon

By Sam Russell, Reporter6th October 2023News England

Inquests have been opened and adjourned into the deaths of a further 10 former patients of disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson. The coroner, judge Richard Foster, said he “had reason