Youth services in England are spending less than a quarter of what they were spending a decade ago per child, according to analysis from the YMCA. Funding cuts have seen
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Northern Ireland Health Minister Robin Swann has announced an additional £500k in funding to support low income families caring for seriously ill or severely disabled children. The additional money will
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Health Secretary Sajid Javid has denied reports that a plan to tackle the backlog of patients on hospital waiting lists in England has been put on hold amid claims of
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Some £8.7 billion spent by the Government on personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic has been written off, according to annual accounts. New documents from the Department for Health
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Hospices in Wales will receive an extra £2.2m as part of the Welsh Government’s end-of-life care review. Of the funding, £888k will go to the two children’s hospices – Ty
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Money is to be given to health and social care students to help them complete their studies and go into the sector, the Welsh Government has announced. The £1.8 million
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Scotland’s under pressure health and social care sectors are to receive a record £18 billion next year, Finance Secretary Kate Forbes confirmed. Ms Forbes (pictured) unveiled her draft Budget for
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Care groups and charities have welcomed the Government’s “vision” to improve social care but said more funding is urgently needed to deliver this and pull the sector “back from the
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The Government has announced a new repairs service to help older and disabled people live independently for longer in their own homes as part of key social care reforms. It
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Boris Johnson’s proposed new cap on social care has moved a step closer to reality after a majority of MPs voted in favour of it in parliament. The cap, which
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