Care workers will lose their jobs and providers will go bust if the Government does not fund historic liabilities for paying staff on so-called “sleep-in shifts”, local authorities have warned.
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Social care providers including children’s homes have been given up to a year to identify what they owe workers who were incorrectly paid below the minimum wage for sleep-in shifts.
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New job-seeking requirements placed on parents of young children under Universal Credit risk pushing single-parent families into poverty, a report warns. A study by campaign group Gingerbread suggested that 165,000
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Women who have survived rape and violence before coming to Britain are still routinely held in immigration detention, according to a new report. Campaigners say female asylum seekers are being
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Terminally ill patients could be dying in hospitals due to delays with a “fast track” service aimed at helping people receive care outside of hospital, a new report suggests. The
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Two charities providing support to people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs, have announced they are to merge. Choice Support and mcch, who will soon operate as Partnership Support
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Specialist “drying out” centres could be created to hold people who are detained while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, a major review suggests. Ministers were urged to look
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Millions of people are facing “unacceptable delays and difficulty” accessing care, health leaders have warned as they called on Chancellor Philip Hammond to address the situation in next month’s Budget.
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Town halls are struggling to meet the needs of children in their area, a charity has warned. Many authorities are facing an increased demand for children’s services, such as supporting
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The number of health regulators in the UK could be slashed under plans to replace a “confusing, inconsistent and slow” system. The nine regulators currently covering healthcare workers including doctors,
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