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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Social services directors have expressed concerns amid the coronavirus crisis, as less than one in 20 believe they have enough money to meet their statutory duties this year, according to
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The “unfair and woefully out of date” social care sector must be radically reformed but not by making it free for all as part of the NHS, a think tank
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Plans to overhaul social care in England and Wales could be stalled due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Government has suggested. Prime Minister Boris Johnson had pledged to announce changes
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The Government needs to invest money in children’s services to stop families reaching crisis point after coronavirus, a group of leading charities have warned. In a joint report by Barnardo’s,
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Care home bosses have said they are “haemorrhaging money” in the coronavirus crisis and accused councils of not adequately supporting them with government cash. They said the lack of support
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Charities struggling during the coronavirus pandemic will be given a £750 million bailout to keep them afloat, the Chancellor has announced. Rishi Sunak (pictured) said charities, including those supporting domestic
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The Sue Ryder charity is on the brink of closure and the country “will lose its hospices” without emergency funding, it has said. Without funds, the palliative care charity said
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Around 15,000 hospital beds are to be freed up as hospitals brace themselves for an influx of patients with Covid-19. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced that
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Boris Johnson will face questions from MPs on his coronavirus strategy after the Government announced an “unprecedented” £350 billion package of support to help businesses survive the crisis. The Prime
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