Survey: MS nurses speak out about harm benefits system is causing patients
A survey of more than 100 MS nurses by the MS Society reveals the significant pressure being placed on them to assist with benefits claims. Nine in ten (90%) said
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Getting social care is ‘like being in a shop with no prices’, Andrew Dilnot
Getting social care is “like being in a shop with no prices”, according to the author of a major review of social care which concluded costs should be capped. Sir
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Sinn Fein politician reveals abuse suffered at hands of notorious paedophile priest
A senior Sinn Fein politician has revealed a notorious paedophile priest physically abused him when he was a schoolboy and tried to sexually groom him. Conor Murphy has recounted how
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Grenfell survivors urge special measures for council after rehousing delay
Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire have called for Kensington and Chelsea Council (RBKC) to be placed into special measures after the Government admitted it is unlikely everyone will be
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Corbyn calls on all councils to sign charter against modern slavery
People toiling against their will in factories, farms and restaurants in Britain today are “slaves just as much as any slave ever was”, Jeremy Corbyn has said. The Labour leader
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Scottish NHS workers will not be disadvantaged by pay deal – Shona Robison
The Scottish Government has promised that NHS staff in Scotland will not be disadvantaged following a pay deal for English workers. Health Secretary Shona Robison said nurses, midwives, ambulance drivers,
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Funding for scheme to support care leavers only enough for one in five, councils warn
A scheme which helps provide practical and emotional support for young people leaving care only has enough funding for one in five, councils have warned. The Local Government Association (LGA)
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Social care costs ‘could account for half of council revenues by 2035’
Adult social care costs could account for half of the local taxes raised by councils unless ministers rethink their local government funding reforms, a leading economic think tank has warned.
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Parliamentary Group told Oxfam scandal ‘tip of the iceberg’ in aid sector abuse
The Oxfam sex scandal in Haiti is just the “tip of the iceberg”, a parliamentary gathering has been told. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Haiti heard calls for a
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Ministers delay rollout of Universal Credit to 21 jobcentres
Ministers have delayed the rollout of Universal Credit to 21 jobcentres. Employment minister Alok Sharma announced that 13 centres with the highest concentration of Welsh speakers would have the rollout
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