Former chief inspector of social services Lord Laming has told a health minister he needs to take the threat to one of the country’s biggest private home care providers more
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Theresa May’s former deputy has called for “radical and brave” change alongside extra cash to help social care services. Conservative former cabinet minister Damian Green said a forthcoming Government document
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Children suffering at the hands of alcoholic parents will be offered a lifeline under new plans to provide them with quick access to support and advice. An estimated 200,000 children
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Councils cannot charge people for the first six weeks of intermediate care, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has warned, following an investigation into a complaint about North Somerset
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Current funding arrangements from Welsh Government will not cover the expected increases in cost and demand facing social care, the Welsh Local Government Association has warned. A joint report by
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The families of two disabled men severely injured at a care home said a report into how authorities handled the cases has confirmed fears they have been raising for three
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Health and social care services in Renfrewshire are moving towards more joined-up working to deliver better outcomes for people who experience care, but some improvements are needed. That is the
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Services for children and young people in Perth and Kinross are performing well and delivering very good outcomes for children, young people and their families, inspectors have said. It follows
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Welfare reforms are contributing to homelessness among 16 to 24-year-olds by affecting their ability to access and sustain housing, a charity has warned. According to a survey by Homeless Link,
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More and more homeless people are becoming trapped in temporary accommodation such as B&Bs as councils fail to provide enough affordable, stable homes, a new report said. Seven out of
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