Tories warned lack of social care cap could leave elderly ‘helpless’
Conservative plans for social care have come under fire from the author of a major review of the issue, who warned elderly people would be left “helpless” to control the
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Tory plans for social care ‘missed opportunity’ and could make crisis worse, Age UK
Conservative plans for social care have been branded a “missed opportunity” to solve the existing crisis facing older people, with a charity boss saying a solution seems as far away
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Pregnant asylum seekers among thousands left destitute in UK, says Red Cross
Pregnant women and new mothers are among thousands of refugees and asylum seekers left destitute in the UK, a leading charity has warned. The British Red Cross said it came
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Services for older people in Edinburgh require ‘substantial improvements’
Substantial improvements are required in some health and social work services for older people in Edinburgh, following a joint inspection of services in the city carried out by the Care
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Glasgow study finds poorest at greater risk of harm from heavy drinking
Drinking heavily is more harmful to the poorest people in society, who are at greater risk of illness or death because of alcohol consumption, according to a medical study. Published
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Mentally ill woman who wants to go home loses latest round of court fight
A mentally ill 60-year-old woman who wants to leave supported living accommodation and go home has lost the latest round of a court fight. The woman, who has been diagnosed
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Commissioner calls for preventative social care visits for Northern Ireland’s over 75s
Academics from Queens University have presented Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland (COPNI) findings on the need to modernise Adult Social Care to researchers within the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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Abandoned by the state – crippling cost of dementia care leaving families destitute
People would need to save £800 a year for 125 years to fund the cost of dementia care, according to a new report. The study, for the Alzheimer’s Society, warns
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Scotland’s first missing persons framework launched at conference in Glasgow
Preventing people from going missing and limiting the harm associated with such incidents are at the heart of a new national strategy. The National Missing Persons Framework for Scotland was
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Call for care providers to support campaign to stop over-medication in learning disabilities
Skills for Care has issued a specific pledge for the social care sector to support the STOMP (stopping the over-medication of people) with a learning disability and / or autism
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