Jeremy Hunt vows to overhaul adult social care within 100 days of becoming PM
Jeremy Hunt is pledging to set out his plans to overhaul the social care system within 100 days of entering No 10 if he wins the Tory leadership race. Mr
Read MoreJeremy Hunt is pledging to set out his plans to overhaul the social care system within 100 days of entering No 10 if he wins the Tory leadership race. Mr
Read MoreSocial care is in “crisis”, badly letting down the elderly, vulnerable and those with the greatest needs, a union leader has warned. Dave Prentis, general secretary of Unison, said the
Read MoreThe Children’s Commissioner for England has said billions of pounds being earmarked for tax cuts by the Tory leadership rivals should be used to “mend broken childhoods” instead. Anne Longfield
Read MoreCorporate lobbyists are “almost wetting themselves” at the prospect of the cash to be made from their clients gaining greater access to the NHS in post-Brexit trade deals, peers have
Read MoreBillions of pounds must be spent to restore quality and access in the adult social care system to an “acceptable” standard, peers have urged. A report by the House of
Read MoreCouncils are “completely in the dark” about how much funding they will receive next year, town hall leaders have warned, as a survey suggested a third fear their funding to
Read MoreThe failure of successive governments to address long-term funding for adult social care puts thousands of old and disabled people at risk of losing vital support, care chiefs have warned.
Read MoreA “genuine crisis” in funding for young people with special educational needs could “blight their lives forever”, the High Court has heard. Lawyers representing three families who are bringing a
Read MoreParents of children with special educational needs are bringing a landmark High Court challenge against the Government over funding cuts to local authorities. The families bringing the legal action say
Read MoreMany people could be sitting on a “social care financial time bomb”, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said. It found nine in 10 (89%) over-65s have not made
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