More people are requesting social care but fewer are getting the help they need, according to a report calling for urgent reform to halt the sector’s “deep decline”. Around 120,000
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The Prime Minister has not said whether key social care proposals, as promised when he was elected, will be detailed in next week’s Queen’s Speech. Boris Johnson said proposals for
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The burden of overcoming “gargantuan” challenges facing health and care services will mostly fall on the shoulders of women, health leaders have warned. The impact of the pandemic on the
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Hundreds of thousands of people at high risk of an asthma attack may have missed out on essential care due to the coronavirus pandemic, a charity has estimated. Asthma UK
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Government guidance on care home visits must be underpinned in law to protect the rights of residents and their families, according to a report. The Joint Committee on Human Rights
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There are no plans to remove the one-metre plus social distancing rule in Northern Ireland, the deputy First Minister has said. Earlier this week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson indicated the
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Most people believe the Government should find money to give NHS workers in England a decent pay rise, new research suggests. A survey of 2,000 adults by the UK’s 14
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A three-month-old baby found dead more than three years ago was injured by his mother, a High Court judge has concluded. Mr Justice Newton was told that the cause of
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A care home worker has appeared for trial charged with the murder of a newborn baby whose body was found in a park. Babita Rai has been accused over the
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Care home residents are forgoing healthcare appointments because of a requirement to self-isolate for 14 days after leaving the home for certain visits, campaigners have warned. John’s Campaign is calling
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