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Police say no third-party involved in death of vulnerable woman ‘abandoned and left to die’

By Josh Payne, Reporter27th January 2023News England

Police have said they are satisfied there was no third-party involvement in the death of a vulnerable woman who lay dead in her flat for over three and a half

Archbishops call for radical person-centred overhaul of England’s ‘broken’ social care system

By Aine Fox, Reporter24th January 2023News England

Archbishops have called for a “radical redesign” of England’s “broken” social care system. A so-called National Care Covenant, setting out the rights and responsibilities of national and local government, communities,

Line Of Duty star accuses Government of ‘failing’ dementia patients

By Ella Pickover, Reporter19th January 2023News England

Actress Vicky McClure has accused the Government of “failing” people with dementia. The Line Of Duty star said patients are left “struggling and alone” after diagnosis. Meanwhile a “deep workforce

State of social care system ‘a tragedy’ and we should be ‘really ashamed of ourselves’ – Dilnot

By Aine Fox, Reporter17th January 2023News England

The state of the UK’s social care system has been branded “a tragedy” by a prominent economist who was the architect of the original plans for a care cap. Sir

Funding for care beds ‘will not address root causes of NHS and care challenges’

By The Press Association11th January 2023News England

“Tacked-on” funding to buy extra care beds in the community and speed up the discharge of hospital patients will not address the long-term root problems plaguing the health and social

Scotland’s hospitals almost ‘completely full’ with bed occupancy exceeding 95%, warns Sturgeon

By Rebecca McCurdy, Reporter9th January 2023News Scotland

Scotland’s hospitals are “almost completely full”, the First Minister has warned as she outlined measures to ease NHS pressures. In a news briefing alongside Health Secretary Humza Yousaf and the

NHS challenges due to ‘failure of successive governments to address social care’

By The Press Association9th January 2023News England

The millions spent by the Government on buying extra care home beds will not address the long-term root cause of the issues, a senior social care figure has said. Ministers

Social care staff need 41% pay rise to earn same as NHS counterparts – report

By Jemma Crew, Reporter19th December 2022News England

Social care staff need a “staggering” pay rise of 41% on average to earn the same amount as their NHS counterparts, research suggests. It would take 23 years of current

Man ‘feels imprisoned’ in hospital because no alternative accommodation can be found

By Brian Farmer, Reporter19th December 202219th December 2022News England

A man with physical and mental health problems is “living” in a hospital even though he is fit to leave, a judge in a specialist court has heard. Lawyers representing

Welsh Government draft budget to ensure social care workers receive real living wage

By Bronwen Weatherby, Reporter13th December 2022News Wales

The Welsh Government is to publish its draft budget following the UK Government’s autumn statement and as pressure continues to mount on households and public services. The budget, which will

Minister admits ‘unacceptable’ rise in children subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders

Warning of ‘stark failure’ in social care after children placed in caravan and Airbnb

Four teenagers and man guilty of murdering two boys in case of mistaken identity