Scots economy ‘to lose £1.6bn’ through welfare cuts
Welfare cuts will take more than £1.6bn a year out of the Scottish economy and hit the poorest parts hardest, according to independent research.
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Welfare cuts will take more than £1.6bn a year out of the Scottish economy and hit the poorest parts hardest, according to independent research.
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A senior care worker has taken to the witness box at crown court to deny an allegation that he grabbed a vulnerable patient by the scruff of her clothing and dragged her into her bedroom as she screamed.
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DUANE Farrell, director of policy at Age NI said stories like that of Jackie’s father ‘‘demonstrate that many older people are being let down by the health & social care system and are not being treated with the compassion and dignity they deserve.’’
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A merger of social services departments in Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent looks unlikely to go ahead after one of the councils voted against the move.
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The government must give a “swift assurance” that the introduction of Universal Credit will not cause a rise in benefit fraud, MPs have said.
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As reported instances jump 22%, local authorities have a big task – from ensuring a collaborative system operates so signs of abuse are spotted to providing ‘safe houses’ and counselling
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The ‘bedroom tax’ does little for either benefits claimants or the public purse and is likely to become the poll tax of 2013, by Dr Tom Manion
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As Sandwell council becomes the latest local authority to receive an ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating for its ability to protect children, BASW has said that the local authority is not an isolated case and the root of this national problem lies in known workplace issues being ignored.
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A hospice in Bury St Edmunds has been awarded more than £325,000 to turn a Haverhill building into a community outreach centre.
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Care homes are increasingly leaving residents with dementia on their own in hospital. Why is this happening?
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