The Scottish Government is to delay its plans for a National Care Service but denies reports that the policy has been dropped. Health Secretary Neil Gray said the SNP Government
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Council tax bills in England are expected to increase by up to 5% next April, amid Tory warnings that local authorities face a £2.4 billion “black hole”. Conservative Party leader
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New figures from the Scottish Government reveal that the cost of providing free personal and nursing care has increased to more £900 million. The amount spent on both providing care
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Costs to councils to cover social care for working age and lifelong disabled adults could top £17 billion by 2030, projections have suggested amid a warning the proposed National Care
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Two leading social care charities have announced they are to merge. Milestones Trust, which provides support for people with learning disabilities and mental health needs in Bath & NE Somerset,
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Eight in 10 councils in England are on course to bust their budget on adult social care by March, according to a survey said to show the “ongoing and intensifying
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The cost of a lack of action on social care reform is the subject of a newly-launched inquiry by MPs. The Health and Social Care Committee said it will look
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The majority of people in Britain think nurses and care workers are still not paid enough, a survey has found. The poll of 1,053 British adults, carried out exclusively for
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Nursing leaders are urging the Government to speed up the establishment of an agency to enforce labour standards. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said any delay to the creation
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A former trade union leader struggled to hold back tears in Parliament as she gave a moving speech on the plight of carers dealing with “a cruel and indifferent state”.
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