Politicians must “fully commit” to funding children’s social care ahead of the General Election, local government leaders have said. Pressures facing children’s services are becoming unsustainable, with a £2 billion
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An extra £1 billion a year to improve mental health services will help cut waiting times and support measures to reduce the number of suicides, the Liberal Democrats have said.
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A mentally ill 60-year-old woman who wants to leave supported living accommodation and go home has lost the latest round of a court fight. The woman, who has been diagnosed
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Doctors have praised the “tremendous medical achievement” which means young people with HIV can now expect a near-normal life expectancy. A study in The Lancet HIV medical journal found that
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Former EastEnders star John Partridge has said his mother died with nothing in her bank account because of the cost of care home fees, just a year after he took
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More than 60,000 lone children applied for asylum in EU countries last year, new figures show. The bloc’s member states registered a total of 63,290 unaccompanied minors seeking international protection
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People would need to save £800 a year for 125 years to fund the cost of dementia care, according to a new report. The study, for the Alzheimer’s Society, warns
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A 17-year-old boy whose two older brothers have been killed while “waging jihad” in Syria has been made the subject of a special care plan designed to keep him safe
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The country’s most senior family judge has hit out at the “shocking” practice of separating elderly couples against their wishes in care homes. Sir James Munby, president of the Family
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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is to prosecute an NHS trust after an 18-year-old patient drowned at one of its specialist facilities. Connor Sparrowhawk (pictured) suffered an epileptic seizure
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