Counting the Cuts – Report
Counting the Cuts is a new report by Dr Simon Duffy, Director of the Centre for Welfare Reform. The report is based on analysis of the latest statistics from the
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New research links nursing cutbacks directly to patient death rates
Nursing cutbacks are directly linked to higher patient death rates in hospitals, a major study has found. Every extra patient added to a nurse’s workload increases the risk of death
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Leicestershire to cut £25M from social care budget
A budget to tackle a £110 million funding gap by 2018, including £25M from social care, has been agreed by Leicestershire County Council. Including this year’s savings, the council has
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Birmingham City Council to Axe a Further 1,000 Jobs
Britain’s biggest council is to slash a further 1,000 jobs as part of a £822m cost cutting plan. Birmingham City Council, which has reduced its workforce by 33% since 2010,
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Sutton Council propose cuts for adult social care and children’s services
Members of Sutton Council’s strategy and resources committee have backed a budget that freezes council tax for 2014/15 but outlines cuts to care services. Spending cuts have been proposed in
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133 jobs to go as Leicester axe 23 children’s centres
Leicester City Council are to axe 133 posts at 23 children’s centres in a bid save £3.4 million. Staff were due to be told which posts will be cut following
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Staff protest against plans to close learning disability home
Staff at a Dorset care home have hit out over plans to close the facility. Councillors approved plans to hold a consultation with a view to closing Phoenix House in
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Charity criticises Telford & Wrekin Council cuts to adult social care
Planned cuts to adult social care in Telford & Wrekin have been criticised by a charity based in the borough. The trustees of Wellington Cottage Care are concerned that Telford
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Labour: Social care cuts to blame for ambulance increase
Labour said the ambulance figures confirm that cuts to social care funding are driving up the need for hospital attention among the elderly. Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said data
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East Sussex council jobs and services face axe
More than 100 job cuts, a reduction in adult care and children’s services and council tax rises are being considered by East Sussex County Council. The authority is also considering
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