Andy Burnham revives spectre of ‘death tax’ to pay for care
Everyone will face a new compulsory charge to pay for elderly care under plans outlined by Labour to revive the so-called “death tax”.
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Everyone will face a new compulsory charge to pay for elderly care under plans outlined by Labour to revive the so-called “death tax”.
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UNION bosses fear patient care could be put at risk as a result of planned “savage” cuts to pay and conditions of more than 750 nurses and other staff.
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A CARE agency has been told it needs to make urgent improvements after breaking national regulations in the Poole area.
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COMPLAINTS about adult social care services at a South Yorkshire council have risen by more than a tenth in a year.
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The complex relationship between health, social care services, the NHS and local authorities could jeopardise the implementation of telehealth services, a new report has warned.
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A social worker from Margate whose life was left in ruins following his infatuation with a 16-year-old girl he was supposed to care for was today struck off the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
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Shocking inequalities in health and wealth have been revealed by the sixth Monitoring Poverty in Scotland report from JRF. By Tom MacInnes, JRF
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The prospect remains bleak for hard-pressed Scots struggling to find a job, despite a 14,000 fall in unemployment in recent months.
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FOSTER care and adoption services in the Capital have been hailed after inspectors awarded the city council its highest ratings yet.
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The current system for providing free nursery care for youngsters has been branded “grossly unfair”.
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