A growing number of people in need of social care could be left stranded in hospitals because of “continued underfunding”, council leaders have warned. Meanwhile, the number of people who
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Glasgow’s largest home care provider is undertaking one of its biggest recruitment drives as it seeks to boost its workforce by 300 employees. With a variety of positions available across
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Smoking is costing local authorities £760 million a year in social care, a new report warns. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health urged the Government to renew
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Cuts to social care have had a disastrous effect on NHS provision, a Labour former health secretary has warned. Lord Reid of Cardowan argued the move had a knock-on effect
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Skills for Care’s latest briefing, Pay In The Adult Social Care Sector, uses intelligence from its NMDS-SC workforce model to focus on the impact of the National Living Wage on care
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A man has been evicted from his hospital bed by court order after he “unnecessarily” refused to leave for more than two years, it has been reported. The patient arrived
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Other councils could follow Tory-controlled Surrey in seeking huge hikes in tax, the leader of Theresa May’s local authority has warned. Simon Dudley, Conservative leader of the Royal Borough of
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A Tory-controlled local authority is to hold a referendum on raising council tax by 15% in response to funding cuts and the crisis in social care. Surrey County Council said
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Conservative MPs have pressed ministers to speed up efforts to reform health and social care, with the existing system labelled a “complete mess” for patients. Former communities minister Mark Prisk
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‘Putting your head above the parapet’ and ‘silo busting’ are two of the categories in the new Scottish Social Services Awards, launched today. Highlighting the commitment of the people in
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