MPs warn of ‘significant increase’ in pressure on social care
MPs have warned of a potential “significant increase” in pressure on adult social care as a result of switching the focus of a key Government scheme to slashing NHS costs.
Read MoreMPs have warned of a potential “significant increase” in pressure on adult social care as a result of switching the focus of a key Government scheme to slashing NHS costs.
Read MoreFunding for free nursery places delivering early learning and childcare will double over the term of the next Scottish Parliament, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has pledged. In a wide-ranging education
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Read MoreThe UK has been heavily criticised for its “worrying assault on civil liberties” in Amnesty’s flagship annual report on human rights across the world. The human rights organisation hits out
Read MoreA social care leader has welcomed new legislation to beef up regulation of the sector but warns it will not work unless there is a “fundamental change of culture”. Care
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Read MoreCare home owners will become more accountable for their services under a new law to strengthen the protection of children and adults and improve the quality of care and support
Read MoreThe UK has become the first country in the world to legalise the creation of IVF babies using DNA from three people. The first baby conceived after mitochondrial donation techniques
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