An extra £9 million of funding has been announced for hospital accident-and-emergency departments in a bid to help them meet waiting-times targets. Health Secretary Shona Robison pledged additional funding for
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Wealthy pensioners will lose up to £300 in winter fuel payments and more elderly people could be forced to pay to be looked after in their own homes under Theresa
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The author of a major review of social care has accused the Conservatives of failing to tackle the central problem in the sector with their landmark plans for reform. Sir
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The Government and employers are being urged to do more to support people with mental health conditions after a study showed that few of those with long-term problems are in
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The Tory manifesto will keep the commitment to reducing net migration the “tens of thousands”, with Theresa May setting out a series of measures aimed at getting the numbers down.
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Conservative plans for social care have come under fire from the author of a major review of the issue, who warned elderly people would be left “helpless” to control the
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Conservative plans for social care have been branded a “missed opportunity” to solve the existing crisis facing older people, with a charity boss saying a solution seems as far away
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Theresa May has defended her plans to reform the funding of social care, saying it was essential to ensure fairness “across the generations”. Under the proposals set out in the
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An extra £20 million will be invested in social services in Wales every year in recognition of the sector’s national strategic importance, Minister for Social Services and Public Health, Rebecca
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Legalising cannabis and scrapping prison sentences for personal use of drugs are among a range of pledges in the Liberal Democrat manifesto. The party says plans to create a legal
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