A pledge made in Downing Street four years ago today to fix the social care crisis has been left unfulfilled – with promises of support for the sector shelved, diluted
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The Church of England has drafted in the former head of the child sex abuse inquiry to get its safeguarding “back on track” after a row which saw a panel
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Evidence given to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry by Matt Hancock has been called into question by local councils, which insisted his former department had “far more levers” to oversee social
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The Government’s flagship Illegal Migration Bill passed through Parliament but has been denounced by the United Nations while plans for more vessels to house asylum seekers have run into difficulties.
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The Government is on track to break a key promise to build 40 new hospitals by 2030, a report by the public spending watchdog has found. Delays to projects mean
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A new drug has been hailed as a “turning point in the fight against Alzheimer’s” after it was found to slow the progression of the disease. Donanemab was found to
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NHS doctors in England will continue with strike action despite Rishi Sunak saying a 6% pay deal was the “final offer”. The Prime Minister, whose offer of a 6.5% deal
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The wife of newsreader Huw Edwards has said he is “suffering from serious mental health issues” and is receiving “in-patient hospital care” as she named him as the BBC presenter
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The adult social care workforce in England has begun to grow again, according to new research which found vacancies are down slightly while the number of filled roles has risen.
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The young person at the centre of the BBC controversy said nothing inappropriate or unlawful happened with the unnamed presenter and the allegations are “rubbish”, their lawyer said in a
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