The minister for social care has insisted the Government backs the sector after a new report argued it had dropped down the list of priorities in favour of tackling inflation,
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The adult social care sector is “on the precipice” when it comes to costs, the largest representative body for independent providers in England has warned. More than two in five
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The mother of a disabled child whose energy bill almost quadrupled in a year said she feels the Government is “turning its back” on the most vulnerable families. Karen Tilley
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The Chancellor has been accused of prioritising crumbling roads over the “crumbling social care and health system”. Charities have complained that carers and the homeless were ignored in the Budget
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Extra Government spending on social care is “unavoidable” to prevent other essential council services being “swallowed up”, a Conservative former cabinet minister has said. Damian Green’s warning came as he
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The Home Office has arrested six people – including four believed to be working in care – on suspicion of immigration offences. The men and women, aged between 30 and
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SNP leadership hopeful Kate Forbes has said she is “hugely supportive” of her party’s National Care Service (NCS) proposals, but pledged to decentralise the approach to support local services. The
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The system for challenging decisions about social care can be confusing, lengthy, complicated and stressful, an inquiry has found. Many people – often those who are already vulnerable – can
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SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes has said she would “look again” at proposals for a National Care Service (NCS) and consider a reorganisation of the NHS if elected first minister.
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A Tory former cabinet minister has questioned the wisdom of the Government going into the next general election without delivering on its promise to “fix social care”. Challenging his own
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