Only one in five local authorities have enough elderly care to meet demand
More than 4.3 million elderly people are at risk of being without care because of where they live, new research has suggested. Just one in five local areas in the
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Westminster Council given £10,000 donation to tackle homelessness and loneliness
A £10,000 donation has been given to Westminster City Council as part of a new scheme to combat loneliness, help rough sleepers and provide training for young people. The donation
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Squeezed funding and staff shortages leaving home care sector ‘extremely fragile’
Squeezed funding and staff shortages are creating “extremely fragile” home care services, a report has warned. A leading think tank and a university said fees for home care services are
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Polcie Scotland to train thousands of staff on ‘insidious and damaging’ domestic abuse
An £825,000 training scheme will help police officers across Scotland deal with some of the more “insidious and damaging” forms of domestic abuse, the Justice Secretary said. Humza Yousaf (pictured)
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New healthcare law to ensure safe staffing levels passes first hurdle
The Health Secretary has committed to adding day-to-day assessments of staff needs into new legislation aimed at ensuring safe numbers of healthcare workers. Holyrood unanimously passed the Health and Care
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Mental health tribunals need more powers to care for people outside hospitals, says judge
A specialist judge involved in an independent review of mental health legislation has said tribunals need more powers to help people to be cared for outside hospitals. Anselm Eldergill, a
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Police office jailed over sexual relationship with vulnerable woman he met on duty
A police officer who left a colleague waiting outside as he had sex with a vulnerable woman he had met while on duty has been jailed for two years. Both
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Conferences announced for practitioners supporting victims of elderly abuse in Wales
Two free conferences to help practitioners who work with or come into contact with older people who experience abuse are set to take place next February. The conferences aim to
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Government to draw up new bill to support mental health patients in crisis
The Government will draw up new legislation to transform mental health care for patients in crisis and give them more control of their treatment. Following the publication of the independent
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Major investment needed to improve care for mental health patients – report
Major new investment is needed to improve some of the most “dilapidated” estates in the NHS and provide more community care for the sickest and most vulnerable mental health patients,
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