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‘Concerns were raised’ over £46 million of public money handed to Kids Company

By The Press Association29th October 2015News England

At least £46 million of public money was handed to Kids Company despite repeated concerns being raised by officials about the way the now collapsed charity was being run. The

Kids Company founder insists poverty handouts were properly accounted for

By The Press Association15th October 2015News England

The founder of the defunct Kids Company charity has denied handing out hundreds of pounds “willy-nilly” in payments to vulnerable young people. Camila Batmanghelidjh said that all the payments made

Councils warn over ability to provide dignified care for elderly and disabled

By Iain MacDonald13th October 2015News England

Local government leaders and directors of adult social care have warned that the ability of councils to provide dignified care for people in old age or for those with a

Cancer charity launches £100m Grand Challenges research initiative

By The Press Association12th October 2015News England

A £100 million boost for cancer research has been launched by one of the UK’s leading charities. The Grand Challenges grants from Cancer Research UK will attempt to overcome some

Vulnerable suffering as councils decline over one million social care requests

By The Press Association6th October 2015News England

Hundreds of thousands of elderly and disabled people have their requests for help with social care declined, new figures show. Just under 1.85 million new requests for adult social care

Engage: Taking social care back to basics

By Chris Wilson30th September 2015Engage

The Care Act signalled the start of significant legislative changes within the public sector, and despite some delay, it has undoubtedly changed the landscape of social care in the UK.

Deadline extended for Welsh people to claim continuing healthcare funding

By Iain MacDonald30th September 2015News Wales

The deadline for people to make a claim if they believe their ongoing care should have been funded by the Welsh NHS is being extended. Continuing healthcare is a package

‘Ghost patients’ among fraud costing NHS billions every year

By The Press Association24th September 2015News England

Up to £5.7 billion a year could be lost by the NHS to fraud by patients and staff, a new report has claimed. A review led by Jim Gee, a

Engage: We need to talk about social care providers

By Richard Humphries23rd September 2015Engage

Amid growing concern that most NHS providers are sliding into deficit, arguably we should be even more worried about social care providers. This is a complex and sprawling sector –