Mother knew son’s life was at risk once he fled mental health unit, inquest told
A mother whose son fled from a mental health unit and was struck by a train was “in disbelief as to how he could have got out”, an inquest heard.
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Rishi Sunak warned not to axe social care cap as he looks for savings
Charities have warned Rishi Sunak not to axe the scheduled social care cap as he considers further delaying Boris Johnson’s policy to avoid deeper cuts elsewhere. The Prime Minister (pictured)
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Charity warn of ‘potentially disastrous’ impact of elderly cutting back on care to save money
A significant proportion of elderly people plan to cut back on the amount of money they spend on care amid the cost-of-living crisis, a new poll suggests. Age UK said
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Parts of economy starting to break down due to social care struggles – Labour warns
Social care is the “bedrock” of the nation’s prosperity and parts of the economy are starting to break down as the sector struggles, Labour has warned. Liz Kendall (pictured) said
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Government accused of ‘sticking plaster’ approach as new campaign aims to fill social care vacancies
A recruitment drive to fill tens of thousands of vacancies in the social care sector has been launched by the Government for the second year in a row. The Made
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Staggering numbers missing out on social care and ‘things have never been so bad’, Adass warn
“Things have never been so bad” for England’s adult social care sector, a social services director has warned. A “staggering” number of older and disabled people are not getting the
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Health workers in Northern Ireland ‘let down by politics’ after powersharing bid fails – Swann
The public and health workers in Northern Ireland have been let down by politics, the outgoing Stormont health minister has said. Robin Swann will leave his post at midnight after
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Disabled woman in High Court challenge over Government ‘failure’ to set up care appeal system
A disabled woman is embroiled in a High Court fight with the Department of Health and Social Care over a “failure” to set up an appeals system in relation to
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Care sector ‘must recruit equivalent of population of Newcastle’ as CQC warn of service gridlock
Health and care leaders need to recruit the equivalent of the population of Newcastle, the care regulator said, as it warned of a gridlock that is paralysing services and risking
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Council to refund 11 years of care home fees family should never have been charged
Birmingham City Council will repay a city family more than 11 years of care home fees after the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found the family should never have
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