More than 65% of people with a learning disability had their social care slashed by at least half during the coronavirus pandemic, a survey suggests. Charity Mencap asked 1,069 people
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A radical restructuring of social care is needed after the coronavirus pandemic, according to councils, charities and health organisations. The Government needs to publish a timetable for social care reform
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Around 14 older people a day are wiped out financially by paying for their care, figures suggest, a year on from the Prime Minister’s pledge that no-one should have to
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Unsafe mental health buildings are a “disaster waiting to happen”, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has said. Dilapidated buildings and years of under-investment have been exposed by Covid-19, with old
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Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said any social care reforms could require £7 billion extra per year, along with higher taxes to fund the rise. The Prime Minister has
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The economist who led a cross-party review into support for the care sector has told MPs the current funding is “a stain on us as a nation”. Sir Andrew Dilnot
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Instead of putting their hands together to clap care workers, the Prime Minister and Chancellor should put them in the Treasury’s pocket to properly fund the creaking system, a Tory
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The UK’s social care system “needs a huge amount of work” and has been “broken for a long time”, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The Labour leader made the comments
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Scotland’s largest provider of autism-specific services and a leading authority and advocate for good autism practice, has reported a significant fall in revenues combined with a spike in demand for
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A third of nurseries in the most deprived areas of England may be forced to close permanently due to coronavirus-related financial difficulties, a report warns. Many parents are worried that
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