A 2% council tax surcharge introduced by George Osborne last year to help pay for adult social care in England has failed even to cover the additional cost from the
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The official Leave campaign’s call to spend £350 million a week extra on the NHS with money saved from contributions to the European Union was a “mistake” and cannot be
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Leading midwives have expressed fears over the impact Brexit will have on NHS finances. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) said that while the full impact of the decision to
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Hundreds of projects aimed at tackling inequality and discrimination are to benefit from more than £20 million in funding. Equalities Secretary Angela Constance said the money will be distributed between
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Northern Ireland Health Minister Michelle O’Neill today welcomed an extra £72million for health and social care services but said she remains focused on long-term reform. The Minister was speaking after
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An NHS hospital trust is to cut 450 jobs in a bid to make budget savings. Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, which currently employs 7,500 people, said the
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Applications for the Workforce Development Innovation Fund are now open for trailblazing adult social care workforce development projects that are in development, being tested or improved. The Workforce Development Innovation
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NHS trusts have recorded the biggest ever deficit in the history of the health service, prompting fears about the future of patient care. Data shows NHS trusts ended the last
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The number of care home insolvencies increased by almost a fifth last year amid a fall in local authority funding, a new study has revealed. A total of 47 care
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Town halls will be offered cash incentives as part of an overhaul of social services for troubled children, the Education Secretary has announced. Nicky Morgan has urged councils and charities
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