Social care campaigners have marched on Westminster to tell the Government that providers are “facing a struggle to survive this spring”. A number of groups were taking part in a
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The family of a woman who lay dead in her flat for more than three years have criticised social services for failing to support a “vulnerable person” and leaving her
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Hospitals in England are “close to full” as a significant number of beds are occupied by people who are medically fit to be discharged, health officials have said. It comes
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Millions of households are facing a council tax hike beyond normal thresholds this year, as Angela Rayner warned of further “tough decisions” to “rebuild and stabilise” local government. The Deputy
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The Scottish Government has dropped proposals for a National Care Service. Social care minister Maree Todd told MSPs on Thursday the plan to create a central national care board in
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Social care can “ill afford” to wait three years for final decisions on reform, leaders in the sector said, as a new report highlighted the ongoing strain faced by providers.
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Sir Keir Starmer must have the political courage to make a decision on funding for social care reform, an expert said, branding it “completely unnecessary” for the Government to wait
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Individuals are shouldering an “imbalance” in paying for social care, Wes Streeting said as he was confronted about the sums one family is facing. The Health Secretary (pictured) has faced
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People should be “protected from the catastrophic costs of upfront care” that see them forced to sell their homes, Wes Streeting has suggested. The Health Secretary was speaking as he
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Social care organisations have called on the government to act “urgently” on plans for long-term funding and reform after it was revealed that proposals may not be delivered until 2028.
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