The Government is being urged to invest in social care to power economic growth and create jobs. A report by the Future Social Care Coalition (FSCC) says the “fragmented and
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More than 50,000 school and council workers will begin voting on strike action today in a dispute over pay. Ballots will take place among GMB members at almost 3,000 schools
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Humza Yousaf set his sights on tackling the “scourge of poverty” as he revealed the Scottish Government’s priorities for the coming year. In a wide ranging speech, the Scottish First
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More help is needed for vulnerable people this winter as those with particular health issues and their families face “impossible choices” on energy costs, a charity has said. Some families
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The Government is putting measures in place to make studying to work in midwifery, nursing or dentistry more affordable, although those in education warned “more work needs to be done”.
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Artificial intelligence is being used to train staff in what is thought to be a UK first for the social care sector amid hopes it could help speedily tackle workforce
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At least 30% of councils in some of the poorest areas of the country are considering declaring effective bankruptcy this year or next, it has emerged. A survey of 47
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A man with a history of mental health issues “did not receive the assistance he needed” while at a hospital’s emergency department before his death. A coroner found acute and
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A human rights watchdog has criticised the Government’s “slow progress” in efforts to improve the lives of disabled people across the UK. Some recommendations made seven years ago have still
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A man told police he killed his partner and buried her body in the garden, an inquest heard, with her family saying he convinced them she was alive for three
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