Measures to tackle the bed-blocking crisis in hospitals will see councils working more closely with the NHS, Jeremy Hunt has said. The Health Secretary said the plans would ensure local
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Progress has been made on improving the way communities are kept safe and protected from risks posed by registered sex offenders, inspectors have said in a report published today. Inspectors
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Labour has accused the Government of a “shambles” over public sector pay, amid confusion over the future of the 1% cap on annual rises. Hopes were raised that the long-standing
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More social care cuts will hit elderly and disabled people due to a funding shortfall, leaders of adult social services have said. The annual survey of 151 directors of social
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‘A trade in people’ with learning disabilities and/or autism has been uncovered by a partnership of activists, families and Lancaster University academics. The new report from the University’s Centre for
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An audacious “high-stakes” criminal conspiracy which defrauded NHS hospitals, councils and the Guernsey government out of £12.6 million, and funnelled cash overseas, has been smashed by police. An organised crime
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A mother-of-two accused of being part of a “family network” of “Isis extremists and sympathisers” has won a High Court fight with council social services bosses. Council chiefs wanted a
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The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) has published details of its latest inspection of learning disabilities services in Pembrokeshire. This latest report follows on from an inspection (in
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The chief executive of Kensington and Chelsea council has quit after a barrage of criticism for its response to the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy. Nicholas Holgate said the Communities and
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Reform of social care must not be “swept under the carpet” campaigners have warned, as ministers promised to consult on the way the system is funded. Downing Street insisted Theresa
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