At least 18,000 social workers, therapists and health professionals will provide help for patients in or near home across England under a £5.3 billion push to slash unnecessary hospital visits
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Services for elderly and disabled residents are in danger of spiraling into crisis after new analysis reveals a £4.3 billion funding black hole by the end of this decade, social
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The NSPCC are calling for it to be made a criminal offence for an adult to intentionally send a sexual message to a child aged under 16. The ‘Flaw in
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A big survey of a controversial social care policy has shown more than 80% of its users say it has improved the quality of their lives. The poll of people
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The trial of a senior social worker accused of sex attacks on vulnerable boys has been thrown out of Newcastle Crown Court. Brian Tansey stood accused of five counts of
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A leading UK charity says disabled people are being ‘left out in the cold’ because they can’t get in through the front door of most UK homes. A survey by
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Babies born through Caesarean section are more likely to develop autism, a new study claims. In a report published today in an international scientific journal, academics warn increasingly popular C-section
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A quarter of people diagnosed with dementia hide the fact for fear of being stigmatised, according to a new report. The Medical Research Council (MRC), which commissioned the joint report
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Staff at three high security psychiatric hospitals will go on strike today in the bitter dispute with the Government over health workers’ pay. Members of the Prison Officers Association at
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After nearly eight years at Manchester City Council, the last three as Strategic Director of Children’s Services, Mike Livingstone has decided to move on. His decision was largely influenced by
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