Jeremy Hunt has gone from “hero to zero on social care”, according to campaigners who branded the absence of any new funding commitments to the struggling sector “shameful”. The only
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The Prime Minister has said “working people are paying the price” for Labour councils’ “financial mismanagement” after Nottingham City Council said it faced a £23 million in-year budget gap. Rishi
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Nearly a quarter of a million people in England were waiting to have their care needs assessed by the end of summer, according to a report which warns of ongoing
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The Government has been urged to end the “evil practice” of autistic people being confined to inpatient mental health hospitals. Peers in Westminster have expressed disappointment that the King’s Speech
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Ongoing strikes and record-high waiting lists are just two of the challenges facing the new Health Secretary Victoria Atkins. The former financial secretary to the Treasury was appointed to her
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The Government must demonstrate how it is delivering on its plans to meet challenges in a social care system which remains under “significant pressure”, a report has warned. The National
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The Government has been accused of “turning its back” on workers as union leaders criticised the absence again of a promised employment Bill. TUC general secretary Paul Nowak described the
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The UK’s modern slavery and exploitation helpline has seen a “significant rise” in cases of suspected labour abuse and forced labour in the care sector, according to a new report.
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Councils are struggling to meet rising requests for adult social care support and some people are cutting back on their home care amid the cost-of-living crisis while “completely overwhelmed” family
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Councils in London have warned their finances are on a “knife edge” as they expect to have to make half a billion pounds in savings to balance their books next
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