Funeral poverty at all-time high with bereaved struggling to pay for costs
Funeral poverty has reached an all-time high, as those who struggle to pay take on an average debt of almost £1,700, figures show. The average cost of a funeral has
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New task force to tackle surge in homeless sleeping on London’s public transport
A new task force has been created following a surge in the number of homeless people sleeping on public transport in London. Mayor Sadiq Khan announced that the team will
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Social services defend case handling as judge says relative should care for girl
Social services bosses at a London council have defended the way they handled the case of five-year-old girl from an English speaking Christian family who was placed with mixed-race foster
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Sexual health and HIV services at breaking point, claims Terrence Higgins Trust
NHS sexual health and HIV services are at “breaking point”, an Aids charity has claimed after an official report highlighted problems with commissioning. The Terrence Higgins Trust spoke out after
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Council praises judge for publishing details of five-year-old’s foster case
Tower Hamlets Council bosses have welcomed a family court judge’s decision to publish detail of a case involving a five-year-old girl which made headlines after she was placed with foster
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Court case over girl’s fostering placement ‘needs examining for transparency’
A campaigner said judicial heads should examine a family court case in which a five-year-old girl from an English-speaking Christian family was placed with mixed-race foster parents and learn lessons.
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New poll suggests MPs confidence in social care system has ‘virtually evaporated’
Nine in 10 Members of Parliament do not believe the social care system is fit for purpose, a new poll suggests. A survey of 101 English MPs found that only
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NHS to pay agencies up to £100 million in recruitment drive for foreign GPs
The NHS will pay agencies up to £100 million to recruit GPs from abroad in a bid to increase staffing numbers. International recruitment is hoped to begin in the autumn,
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One in three with MS on highest support rate see payments reduced under new plan
Almost one in three people with multiple sclerosis who received the highest rate of Government support have had their payments downgraded or denied after being reassessed for a new disability
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Nearly half of children in care do not attend dentist regularly, study finds
Children in care are twice as likely to have a tooth removed under general anaesthetic, a study has found. Youngsters in care – such as foster care or residential care
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