Quarter of local authority jobs axed or outsourced over last 10 years
One in four council jobs has been axed or outsourced in the past decade as a result of austerity, a new study suggests. Staff numbers have halved in some local
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Manchester homeless charity ‘blown away’ as rockers Metallica donate £40,000
Heavy metal group Metallica made a substantial donation to a Manchester-based homeless charity after playing a sold-out concert at the city’s Etihad Stadium. The group gifted more than £40,000 to
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‘Devastating’ spending cuts leave over half of social workers thinking of quitting
Social work is facing a “crisis” because of years of spending cuts, threatening to “tear apart” communities, a union has warned. Unison said its research revealed high levels of stress
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NHS long-term plan jeopardised without additional investment – new analysis
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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Young carers in Scotland encouraged to apply for new support package
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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Union warns huge numbers facing legal action over social care debts
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 fix troubled council after murder of two children, says Labour
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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Higher taxes or major reforms needed to meet rising cost of ageing population
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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Home support charities to benefit from £1.2 million social care workforce training
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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Ministers told lessons must be learned from NHS board’s ‘systemic failure’
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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