More than £28 million in student loan over-payments is sitting in government coffers unclaimed by graduates. In a nine-year period, more than half a million former students in England overpaid
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Most people support a tax increase to tackle the UK’s adult social care “crisis”, new research suggests. Three out of four of 1,000 members of the public surveyed for the
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Labour has accused Boris Johnson of misleading voters over a promised £1.8 billion cash injection for the National Health Service. The Prime Minister said his latest high-profile announcement from the
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Boris Johnson’s £1.8 billion cash injection for the NHS has been widely criticised as “a drop in the ocean”, as experts called for more funding to be committed across the
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NHS bodies have presented the new Prime Minister with a “to-do” list, asking him to address major areas of “unfinished business” that are damaging patient care. Boris Johnson must prioritise
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Widespread calls for change to legal aid funding for inquests are being “ignored” by Government, campaigners have claimed. Cuts to legal aid funding in civil cases have made it harder
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Boris Johnson’s pledge to fix the social care crisis has been welcomed by officials working in the sector. But they warned they wanted to see quick action after years of
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A national dementia fund should be set up, MPs have heard, as the Government said it wants to make “England the best country in the world for dementia care”. Independent
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The Government is being urged to tackle the crisis in social care through the increased use of so-called assistive technologies to help people with learning disabilities and improve the skills
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More than 11,000 deaf children across England are missing out on life-changing technology due to councils refusing to fund radio aids, a charity has said. The National Deaf Children’s Society
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