The delivery of the NHS long-term plan is in doubt without urgent government action on wider funding, a health body has warned. The plan was published in January after the
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A new support package for young carers, which offers them discounts and opportunities, has been launched. Carers aged between 11 and 18 will be eligible to apply for the nationwide
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More than 1,700 people are facing legal action over debts for their social care, a new study suggests. Research by the GMB union indicated that 130,000 people are “trapped” in
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Ministers must use “everything in their power” to ensure a troubled council does not fail children again following the murder of two youngsters, Labour has said. Shadow communities secretary Andrew
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Politicians need to face up to the need for higher taxes or radical reforms to care for the UK’s ageing population, the head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)
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Voluntary organisations across Scotland are benefitting from grants totalling more than £1.2 million which will help social service workers gain qualifications, the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) announced today. The
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The Scottish Government and health board bosses must learn lessons from the “systemic failure of governance” at NHS Tayside, a Holyrood committee said. Members of the Public Audit Committee also
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England has fallen behind other UK countries on adult social care spending, new analysis suggests. The country spent around a third less per person than Scotland and Wales in 2010/11,
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The funding system for English councils is “unsustainable” and the Government must take action to address it, a report has said. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said funding for
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Councils will need to spend £6.1bn per year more in 2025 on adult social care services compared to what they were spending a decade ago, new figures reveal. England’s 36
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