Osborne pledges to double childcare places for two-year-olds
Chancellor George Osborne has announced a commitment to double the number of free childcare places for two-year-olds.
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Chancellor George Osborne has announced a commitment to double the number of free childcare places for two-year-olds.
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Four out of five people (83 per cent) think people with dementia and their carers need more help and support yet almost as many (72 per cent) fear dementia care could fall victim to cuts.
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The Care Quality Commission is in a bad state, argues Terry Philpot, but it hasn’t been given many tools to work with
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The British Association of Social Workers is urging members to take a more radical approach to social change; for example, by working with service users and refusing to do additional administrative tasks that have been foisted on them due to cuts in back office support.
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Board member tells public inquiry into Mid Staffordshire trust scandal that NHS watchdog is ‘badly led with no clear strategy’
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A review of the National Care Standards has been called for by the Health and Sport Committee in its report published today.
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Scotland’s care regulator, the Care Inspectorate, welcomed the Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee conclusion that the inspection system for care of older people is “sufficiently rigorous” and said the Committee’s inclusion of the Care Inspectorate’s proposals for improvement in their recommendations was a strong endorsement of the Inspectorate’s direction of travel.
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Care home entrepreneur Phil Burgan has warned of a crisis in the elderly care market as the cost of looking after old people becomes unsustainable.
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Many older people dying alone without family or friends willing or able to pay for burials and cremations, charity claims
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Women, men and children trafficked into Britain not seen as victims of crime whose rights have been breached – report
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