Planned cuts to adult social care in Telford & Wrekin have been criticised by a charity based in the borough. The trustees of Wellington Cottage Care are concerned that Telford
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Labour said the ambulance figures confirm that cuts to social care funding are driving up the need for hospital attention among the elderly. Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said data
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New figures from the the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show a national rise of 8 per cent in the number of admissions to hospital for an eating
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Serious concerns that social care for adults with mental health issues in Norfolk is not good enough has led to the county council taking responsibility for the service away from
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More than 100 job cuts, a reduction in adult care and children’s services and council tax rises are being considered by East Sussex County Council. The authority is also considering
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A mental health hospital in Surrey has been warned to make immediate improvements after ‘serious failings’ were discovered. Last week, it was revealed the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent
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Three people have been charged will ill treatment and willful neglect in connection with incidents at a Cumbria nursing home. The charges follow an investigation into safeguarding issues that were
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Ofsted has called on local authorities, local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) and the Department for Education to work together to build a better understanding of the extent of private fostering
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Ofsted is from today seeking views on how childminder agencies should be inspected. The government’s Children and Families Bill 2013 will allow for the creation of childminder agencies. They will
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Specialist care provider Choice Care Group has appointed a new acting day service manager, further strengthening its commitment to encourage its service users to pursue a wide variety of interests
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