Local government officials have welcomed the pre-Christmas confirmation of a spending boost for councils in England – but warned the current way of funding social care was “not sustainable”. Robert
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Boris Johnson has claimed his Government is “absolutely committed” to allowing unaccompanied child refugees to be reunited with their families after Brexit. The Prime Minister was accused of using key
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Compensation payments for victims of the Windrush scandal are taking too long to be paid, campaigners have claimed as they hit out at the “slow and onerous” Home Office process.
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Half of young carers feel responsibility for giving their relatives a good Christmas, research by a children’s welfare charity has found. A survey of 347 carers under the age of
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Healthcare workers could be forced to have flu jabs as new figures reveal that just 61% of NHS staff have received their injections. Data from Public Health England shows that
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The number of NHS mental health patients being sent to care facilities away from their local area should be reduced, new draft guidelines have recommended. The National Institute for Health
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MPs have expressed dismay at the decision to “tear up” a pledge to negotiate a deal allowing refugee children in Europe with UK family to come to Britain after Brexit.
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The Government risks prolonging the social care crisis by holding cross-party talks, a charity said as it accused the Conservatives of leaving people “in the dark”. An additional £1 billion
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Front-line healthcare services need adapting to better support the often chaotic lives of people living rough on the street, according to a new study. The report, which involved researchers spending
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Campaigners have hailed a “landmark ruling” after the High Court found that the Government acted unlawfully in setting a £1,012 fee for children to register as a British citizen. The
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