UK needs ‘properly resourced’ social care plan by 2018, says NHS chief
The UK should have a “properly resourced” social care plan in place by 2018 to help ease the burden on the NHS, the head of the health service has said.
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Sturgeon announces £54m funding to improve access to mental health services
More than £54m will be made available to improve access to mental health services, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday. This additional investment will improve access to psychological therapies for
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£22m awarded to projects to support vulnerable people across Wales
Nearly £22m of grant funding has been awarded to organisations and projects which support vulnerable children, adults and older people by the Welsh Government, Health and Social Services Minister Mark
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Charities call for independent commission to address growing social care pressures
Leading charities have called on David Cameron to take “bold” action to tackle the growing pressures on health and social care, warning that vulnerable elderly and disabled people will “bear
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Norman Lamb warns social care on verge of drifting into ‘state of crisis’
England must decide how much it spends on NHS and social care services to prevent “a state of crisis”, a former health minister has insisted. Liberal Democrat Norman Lamb warned
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Labour attacks social care funding proposals as ‘risky, uncertain and late’
Social care is “in crisis now”, yet the Government proposes “risky, uncertain and late funding”, Labour has claimed. Shadow minister for older people, social care and carers Barbara Keeley told
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Quarriers among charities sharing £12 million funding to tackle inequalities
Charities supporting children, families and adult learning have been awarded £12 million the Children’s Minister Aileen Campbell has announced. The money will be given to 116 voluntary organisations that tackle
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Swinney’s budget branded ‘catastrophic’ for council jobs and services
John Swinney’s latest budget plans will be “catastrophic” for jobs and services in Scotland’s councils, local authority leaders have warned. The Deputy First Minister has allocated £10.3 billion for local
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NHS faces unprecedented funding black hole, warns National Audit Office
The NHS faces an unprecedented funding black hole, with trusts in England forecast to run up deficits of more than £2.2 billion this year, according to a public spending watchdog.
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Welsh Government sets aside £290m more for NHS spending
Wales’s NHS will receive an extra £290 million a year, the Welsh Government has announced in its spending plans. The Labour administration in Cardiff Bay unveiled its draft budget to
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