Local government workers vote for strike action
Unison’s local government and school support workers have voted yes to strike action in a dispute over pay. The low paid, mainly women, workers have faced a 3 year pay
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Children’s mental health services at ‘breaking point’
Cuts to mental health services for children have led to a national “crisis” in services across England, a charity has warned. Children and young people’s mental health charity YoungMinds said
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Man held in South Gloucestershire care home murder probe
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a pensioner at a care home. Avon and Somerset Police said they were called to Oaktree House
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Welfare payments scheme branded a ‘fiasco’ by MPs
A flagship government welfare scheme is a “fiasco” that has caused unnecessary distress to thousands of sick and disabled people, MPs have warned. The influential Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC)
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MPs and peers call for national dementia strategy
The APPG (all party parliamentary group) for dementia has stated that there is a requirement for a national dementia strategy to offer a better standard of support once a sufferer
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Services should develop joint plans to help frail older people
The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) has launched the first of a two-part guidance on the recognition and management of older patients with frailty in community and outpatient settings. Called
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Health Committee backs HCPC ‘negative register’ of care workers
In its first report on the work of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), the Commons Health Committee has backed the HCPC’s proposals for a ‘negative register’ of care
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Major study reveals poverty and depravation rising across the UK
The percentage of households that fall below society’s minimum standard of living has increased sharply over the last 30 years, despite the size of the economy doubling, experts say. Researchers
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Inquiry recommends wiping low-level offences from teen records
Children who have committed low-level offences but have stopped breaking the law should have their criminal record wiped clean when they turn 18, an inquiry into youth justice has recommended.
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Study raises concerns over mental health patient deaths
Psychiatric patients accounted for 12% of convictions for unlawful killing in England and Wales between 2003 and 2005, a study has found. People with mental health problems were also two
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