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Care home insolvencies rise amid council funding pressures

By The Press Association25th April 2016News England

The number of care home insolvencies increased by almost a fifth last year amid a fall in local authority funding, a new study has revealed. A total of 47 care

Nurseries warn of ‘catastrophic’ staff shortage over new qualification rules

By The Press Association25th April 2016News England

Nursery leaders have warned of “catastrophic” staff shortages as a result of new government rules on qualifications for practitioners. From September, staff at early years childcare providers will only be

Northern cities dominate poverty tables but South faces ‘hidden black spots’

By The Press Association25th April 2016News England

Northern cities are home to the highest numbers of vulnerable children and families but southern and coastal areas are facing “hidden” poverty, analysis shows. The cities in the North of

Labour calls for councils to be compelled to act on homelessness

By The Press Association25th April 2016News England

New laws are needed to stop councils allowing people to slip into homelessness, Labour has insisted. The party’s shadow housing and planning secretary, John Healey, has backed calls by the

Attacks on NHS staff hit 67,800 a year – up 25% in five years

By The Press Association22nd April 2016News England

Assaults on NHS staff have gone up 25% in the last five years, new figures show. The number of assaults increased to 67,874 in 2014-15 from 54,758 assaults in 2008-9

Patients urged to ‘self-manage’ conditions as part of major shake-up of GP surgeries

By The Press Association21st April 2016News England

Patients will be urged to “self-manage” conditions online and see nurses and pharmacists as part of a major shake-up of GP surgeries. NHS England has announced a five-year plan to

Internet watchdog finds record number of child sexual abuse images

By The Press Association21st April 2016News England

Record numbers of web pages containing child sexual abuse images are being detected following a dramatic spike in reports, a watchdog has revealed. Some 68,092 URLs were identified and taken

Victory for domestic abuse victims as Government relax legal aid rules

By The Press Association21st April 2016News England

More domestic violence victims will be able to access legal aid after the Government relaxed the rules because they were previously declared legally flawed by the Court of Appeal. In

Spurned lover jailed for stabbing couple to death in care home

By The Press Association21st April 2016News England

A spurned lover has been jailed for 19 years for stabbing his ex-girlfriend and her 86-year-old fiance to death after trawling the internet for Breaking Bad poison, a court heard.

Concern over adults with autism spending months in mental health wards

By The Press Association21st April 2016News England

Adults with autism have been held on mental health wards for months on end because suitable living arrangements could not be found for them. Statistics show that there were five

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Care home insolvencies rise amid council funding pressures

Nurseries warn of ‘catastrophic’ staff shortage over new qualification rules

Northern cities dominate poverty tables but South faces ‘hidden black spots’

Labour calls for councils to be compelled to act on homelessness

Attacks on NHS staff hit 67,800 a year – up 25% in five years

Patients urged to ‘self-manage’ conditions as part of major shake-up of GP surgeries

Internet watchdog finds record number of child sexual abuse images

Victory for domestic abuse victims as Government relax legal aid rules

Spurned lover jailed for stabbing couple to death in care home

Concern over adults with autism spending months in mental health wards

Mother of woman who took own life brands daughter’s abuser ‘a monster’

MPs reject Tory bid to launch another national inquiry into grooming gangs

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Tag: News England

Care home insolvencies rise amid council funding pressures

Nurseries warn of ‘catastrophic’ staff shortage over new qualification rules

Northern cities dominate poverty tables but South faces ‘hidden black spots’

Labour calls for councils to be compelled to act on homelessness

Attacks on NHS staff hit 67,800 a year – up 25% in five years

Patients urged to ‘self-manage’ conditions as part of major shake-up of GP surgeries

Internet watchdog finds record number of child sexual abuse images

Victory for domestic abuse victims as Government relax legal aid rules

Spurned lover jailed for stabbing couple to death in care home

Concern over adults with autism spending months in mental health wards