School funding and NHS recruitment must be the first priorities of the new prime minister, according to a watchdog. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) – Westminster’s public spending watchdog –
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Theresa May’s efforts to improve the chances for vulnerable youngsters are being hampered by “paralysis” in Westminster and the focus on Brexit, the Children’s Commissioner for England warned. The Prime
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Public services such as the NHS are facing “big gaps” in recruitment as they struggle to replace EU workers who are leaving the UK, a new study suggests. Employment group
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More than 130,000 households missed out on free food vouchers last year while the Government “wasted time fighting over Brexit”, health and welfare charities claim. In a joint letter to
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Almost two-thirds (63%) of UK charities believe that Brexit will have a negative impact on their work, according to a new report. Nearly a quarter (23%) of charity leaders said
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Jimmy Nesbitt has said it is “scandalous” so much money has been “wasted” on Brexit while special pensions for those left severely injured in The Troubles are still not guaranteed.
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NHS trusts are struggling to get hold of an expanding list of drugs amid uncertainty over the UK’s future relationship with the EU, health leaders have warned. The number of
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The Government has suffered a defeat at the hands of peers seeking to restrict the power of ministers to make international healthcare agreements post-Brexit. The House of Lords backed by
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Scottish Government contingency plans for medicines in the event of a no-deal Brexit must be published in full to help avert the risk of “avoidable deaths”, four health charities have
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A food charity is calling on the Government to set aside around £200 million to help institutions like schools, hospitals and care homes secure food supplies in the case of
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