Three quarters of MPs support ring-fencing adult social care funding
Three quarters of MPs agree that adult social care funding from government should be protected in a similar way to the NHS for the next five years, according to a
Read MoreThree quarters of MPs agree that adult social care funding from government should be protected in a similar way to the NHS for the next five years, according to a
Read MoreThe Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund (HSCVF) is now open for applications for both the National and Local schemes for projects starting in September 2015 or later. Voluntary sector
Read MoreMore than £1 million will help support Scottish social service staff with training, the Scottish Government announced today. Around 800 employees in 74 care charities across Scotland will benefit from
Read MoreCouncils could be forced to make cuts to libraries and bus services to meet the rising demand for social care, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned. Spending on social
Read MoreScottish projects to address inequality, tackle discrimination and progress equality across Scotland will benefit from Scottish Government funding of £20.3 million this year. More than 220 projects across Scotland will
Read MoreThe Chancellor received three cheers from business leaders but was accused of offering “short-term bribes” by critics in wildly-differing reaction to his Budget. Terry Scuoler, chief executive of the EEF
Read MoreExtra money for mental health services will be included in next week’s Budget, Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander has revealed. The package will include £8.5 million over five years to
Read MoreA new £20m fund to support more than 1,600 severely disabled people in Wales with their care needs will be devolved to local authorities when the existing UK fund closes
Read MoreDetails of a new £15 million fund to improve innovation and services in mental health have been announced in the Scottish Parliament. Jamie Hepburn, Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and
Read MoreThe rise in short home visits to elderly people by care workers is a damning indictment of the underfunded social care and health system, the chairman of the Local Government
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