Local authorities will have access to an extra £1 billion to help them fund social care and address coronavirus pressures next year, the Government has said. Chancellor Rishi Sunak said
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The Chancellor has been warned he is on a collision course with public sector workers after he announced a “pause” in rises for many next year. Rishi Sunak said nurses,
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Social services have experienced a sharp increase in the number of vulnerable adults seeking help as the pandemic continues, a leading support association has said. The Association of Directors of
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Ongoing cuts to learning disability support systems that put strain on family carers are a “ticking time bomb”, a charity has warned. Almost 90% of people with learning disabilities who
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More than £10 billion in extra NHS funding is needed just to tackle the growing backlog in care caused by the pandemic, according to the British Medical Association. The BMA,
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Northern Ireland Health Minister Robin Swann has announced a £5m funding package for Domiciliary Care as well as confirming the completion of a Rapid Learning Review which will help shape
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Legal action has been launched by the City watchdog against two individuals and one company over investments in care homes thought to have left investors with at least £30 million
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Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has announced a plan to try to help the social care sector prepare for winter in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Ms Freeman said the
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The Government is being urged to give the care sector emergency funding of £3.9 billion to help it cope with the second wave of the pandemic. Unison joined forces with
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Social care reforms have been kicked into the long grass as a health minister blamed a lack of “management or political capacity” caused by Covid-19. Lord Bethell (pictured) acknowledged the
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