Charities welcome ‘overdue’ £115m package to tackle homeless crisis
At least 2,000 places will be created to help rough sleepers leave hostels under moves to tackle the UK’s rising homeless crisis. Most of a £115 million package will be
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Ulster study aims to empower young with disabilities to improve health & wellbeing
Researchers from Ulster University and National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway have been awarded €295,000 to develop a weight management model for young adults with intellectual disabilities. It aims to
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Scots voluntary groups share £900k on local communities schemes
Over £900,000 of grants have been awarded to voluntary organisations working to improve Scotland’s health. Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health, Jamie Hepburn, announced the awards, during a
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Local government leaders urge George Osborne to spare the axe
Town hall leaders have warned George Osborne against making further cuts to council budgets. With reductions to council grants planned over the next four years, councils say that key services
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Doctors’ leaders call on Osborne to address social care funding
Cuts to funding in social care are putting patients’ well-being at risk, a group of doctors’ leaders have said. The representatives of royal medical colleges and societies have said that
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NI Health Minister announces mutli-million pounds healthcare investments
Over the past week, Northern Ireland Health Minister Simon Hamilton has announced several multi-million pound investments which he hopes will have a major impact on areas such as waiting lists
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Milburn warns childcare funding policy ‘a mess and far too complex’
The Government’s social mobility tsar has warned that childcare funding is a “mess” after a poll found around a fifth of parents have no idea what support is on offer.
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Support services for elderly and disabled at risk, town hall leaders warn
Vital support services for the elderly and vulnerable are at risk despite most councils planning to hike up bills to meet spiralling costs, town hall leaders have warned. A 2%
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Majority of councils ‘will need to increase charges to make ends meet’
Council finances are in a “mess” and the vast majority have said they will need to increase charges for services to make ends meet in the face of a Government
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NHS care getting worse as financial crisis deepens, report warns
Many patients are getting poorer care as the NHS financial crisis is deepening, experts have warned. The King’s Fund health charity said NHS trusts are forecasting an end-of-year net deficit
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