A committee of MPs has called for an urgent reassessment of the Government’s benefit sanctions regime, warning that the current system appears to be “pointlessly cruel” to some claimants. The
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There is a “credible risk of service disruption” at one of the biggest home care providers in England, inspectors have warned. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has raised concerns that
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Labour has attacked Bedlam-like conditions for people with learning disabilities. Shadow health minister Barbara Keeley said the current situation was “nothing short of a national scandal” with patients being treated
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Some parents may have to pay for family support services, a union has said. Unite raised concerns that proposals from Cornwall Council could eventually lead to some parents needing to
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A mother left traumatised by her disabled daughter’s difficult birth has been awarded more than £75,000 in damages by a High Court judge. The woman, who cannot be identified, suffered
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A children’s home worker accused of sexually assaulting boys in his care used his connections with Manchester United to “buy a form of silence” from his victims, a court has
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The Care Quality Commission has taken enforcement action to cancel the registration of Viewpark Care Home and are now no longer legally allowed to provide care at their service in
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Thousands of patients are being denied prescriptions for cannabis despite the law change because of “botched and cruel” medical guidance, MPs have warned. Conservative former minister Sir Mike Penning was
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A charity which provides care for disabled people and was founded by Second World War bomber pilot Leonard Cheshire has won a tribunal fight after a dyslexic former manager made
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People with learning disabilities will die 15-20 years sooner on average than the general population, resulting in 1,200 premature deaths every year, a report has warned. The University College London
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