Sixty percent rise in diabetes threatens to bankrupt NHS, says charity
Diabetes “threatens to bring down the NHS”, Diabetes UK has warned. Cases in England and Wales have risen by 59.8% in the past decade – as an additional 1.2 million
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Project aims to improve access for Scots deafblind community
A new project will make it easier for members of the deafblind community to access information and speak out about the issues that affect them. Deafblind people – though small
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Barnardo’s receives £3m to help Rotherham sex abuse victims
A charity has received £3.1 million to tackle child sex abuse in Rotherham. Barnardo’s said it would use the sum to hire 15 specialists to help victims and those at
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Burnham wants social care reform but warns of tax rise
Extra taxes to pay for a social care system that mirrors the National Health Service are being outlined by Labour leadership contender Andy Burnham. The reforms would lead to “difficult
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Bield wins £75k funding to support innovative care services
Scots housing and care provider Bield has been awarded funding to help it introduce and boost initiatives that directly improve the lives of older people across Scotland particularly for those
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New living wage could cost councils £1 billion a year by 2020/21
Introducing a National Living Wage for council staff and care workers needs to be considered in the wider debate about council funding, as analysis by the Local Government Association reveals
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Hospices warn of reduction in care over unsustainable funding levels
Children’s hospices are suffering after seeing their statutory funding frozen or slashed this year, while adult hospices are also complaining of a lack of fair and sustainable funding. Hospice UK
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£2.7 boost for primary and emergency care research in Wales
Cardiff, alongside partner universities Bangor, Swansea, and South Wales, has been awarded £2.7M to lead the ‘PRIME Centre Wales’ for Primary and Emergency Care Research. The funding from Health and
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£2bn cut from vulnerable children’s funding in last five years
Nearly £2 billion was cut from funding to help vulnerable children keep their lives on track in the last five years, according to leading charities. Drug and alcohol support along
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Government withhold £3M funding unless charity head steps down
The Government will refuse to provide further public funds to a children’s charity unless its high-profile head steps down, according to reports. Kids Company chief executive Camila Batmanghelidjh is under
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