Autistic people and their families have been left “completely stranded” during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report which describes the impact as “devastating”. The National Autistic Society said the
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The number of children referred to social care services for support fell by nearly a fifth during the height of the lockdown, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said. Figures
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More than 400 deaths involving Covid-19 occurred each day in UK care homes at the height of the coronavirus outbreak, new analysis shows. There were more than 3,000 care home
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Health Secretary Jeane Freeman refused to say if the owners of a care home hit by a Covid-19 outbreak in which 10 elderly residents died would make a profit, after
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The UK’s approach to immigration has inflicted “undue suffering” and has forced people into destitution without encouraging them to leave, a new report claims. The IPPR said the Government’s “hostile
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More than 70 health organisations have told the Prime Minister they are “deeply concerned” about the Government’s plans to scrap and replace Public Health England (PHE). In a joint statement
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The suicide rate for men in England and Wales in 2019 was the highest for two decades, official figures show. New data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), published
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Nicola Sturgeon has announced a review of adult social care with the aim of creating a National Care Service in Scotland. The First Minister said the service could be a
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A three-month high in coronavirus cases in Scotland is “undoubtedly a concern”, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The First Minister said she feels “a greater sense of anxiety today” than at
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The social care system should be reformed so individuals pay for what they want while the state covers what they need, a new report says. The centre-right Centre for Policy
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