Urban and rural councils have warned that the increase in funding next year announced by the Government will not relieve acute pressures on local services. Changes to the draft local
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“Exploitative” companies running children’s homes targeted by the Government for making excessive profits will still find a way to “game” the system, MPs have been told. A leading sector figure
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Ministers have been accused of either “ignoring or not caring” about serious needs within the adult social care sector despite a risk of “widespread failure” among providers. A stark analysis
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Healthcare in Wales is to be offered hundreds of millions more pounds next year to tackle record-high waiting times. An extra £1.5 billion is being put into public service, as
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More than 100 organisations will receive £100m from the Scottish Government to tackle violence against women and girls. Equalities minister Kaukab Stewart (pictured) confirmed the funding during a debate in
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A victims’ charity has branded an “unprecedented” cut to funding from the Government as “devastating” and warned the move will leave some people without crucial support. Victim Support, which helps
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Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison has announced the two-child cap on benefits will be scrapped north of the border as she pledged record spending for both the NHS and councils
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Hospices should not be viewed as a “nice-to-have” service, industry leaders have said, as it emerged that hundreds of hospice beds are not in use in England. One hospice boss
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Support for the “vital and precious” institution of the NHS will be at the heart of the upcoming Scottish Budget, John Swinney has said. The First Minister (pictured) was asked
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Costs of adult social care have become “insurmountable” following the “catastrophic impacts” of the Budget, a leading voice in the sector will tell a conference featuring the care minister. Local
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