Councils are starting to freeze non-essential services as they reach a “tipping point” ahead of an expected fresh round of deep spending cuts, new research has revealed. Hundreds of thousands
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The Scottish Government has announced £1.8 million funding to extend vital support for the families of prisoners. Prison visitor centres will receive the funding over the next three years to
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NHS trusts in England have racked up a deficit of £1.6 billion in the first six months of the financial year – the worst on record. Based on current performance,
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A £48 million funding boost for health services will help tackle mounting pressures on waiting lists in Northern Ireland’s hospitals. Health Minister Simon Hamilton has outlined how he will use
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Vulnerable children across the country are likely to have lost out as a result of the Government’s decision to treat failed charity Kids Company as a “special case”, a parliamentary
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Unpaid carers are saving the taxpayer £132 billion a year thanks partly to a “dramatic rise” in the hours they work, a new report claims. A rise in the cost
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Mental health services are under “huge pressure”, a leading think tank has said, as it called for an end to cuts which it said could be responsible for a decline
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The NHS faces a £3 billion bill as residential care homes shut their doors forcing hospitals to care for the elderly, according to a report from the independent think tank
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Councils spend just 1% of their budget on preventing mental health problems, a charity has said. Mind said the battle to prevent poor health was also undermined by the fact
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The UK’s largest care home provider is considering selling scores of its properties as it plans to trim its budget. Four Seasons Health Care has seen a 5% reduction in
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