New report finds councils face £5.8bn funding gap
Local authorities in England will need to make huge savings before next April, equivalent to 12.5% of their total budgets, according to a new report. They face a funding gap
Read MoreLocal authorities in England will need to make huge savings before next April, equivalent to 12.5% of their total budgets, according to a new report. They face a funding gap
Read MoreMore must be done to help children from poor backgrounds convert early promise into continued academic success, according to a new report. Disadvantaged children who start out as high attainers
Read MoreAn Aberdeen care home has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care it provided to residents was graded ‘weak’ for the second inspection in a row
Read MoreSeparated parents will be hit by fees if they cannot reach an amicable agreement over child support under a new system that comes into force today. Mothers and fathers who
Read MoreA report examined how welfare reforms introduced in 2012 were affecting service demand and delivery of third sector social care and support services, including the impact on staff roles, welfare
Read MoreChild protection services in the UK are still at risk of being takenover by profit making companies, despite Government claims to the contrary, warned UNISON today. Revised legislation published this
Read MoreNational leadership arrangements for social services in Wales are to be replicated at a regional level to help deliver a transformational change in social care, Deputy Minister for Social Services,
Read MoreAn article examined the implementation of homelessness prevention in Wales and the extent to which proposals for legislative change would overcome problems with homelessness prevention. Abstract The paradigm shift in
Read MoreAbstract Background The end of life may be a time of high service utilisation for older adults. Transitions between care settings occur frequently, but may produce little improvement in symptom
Read MoreA new report, ‘How could free social care at the end of life work in practice?’, written by OPM and commissioned by Macmillan Cancer Support, the Motor Neurone Disease Association
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