Funding of £1.1 million will help support social services staff across Scotland who care for the most vulnerable people in society, the Children’s Minister announced today. The Scottish Government said
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Health Minister Simon Hamilton has announced that he would be investing an additional £2m per year in Autism Services to tackle waiting lists and improve access to support services. Demand
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A £3m package of Welsh Government funding and support will help local authorities implement major reforms to Wales’ social care system when a landmark law comes into force in April,
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An organisation which supports older people to live longer in their own homes has been given one million pounds to provide customised support services for people affected by dementia. The
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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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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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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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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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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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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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