Children’s care costs six times more than Eton – what’s gone wrong?
As the Competition and Markets Authority investigates England’s children’s social care market, David Rankin of Punter Southall Analytics asks whether the growing role of private equity is driving up costs at the expense of vulnerable children.
Green award for crematorium grounds
Well-managed green spaces teeming with wildlife make award-winning site ‘much more than a place of remembrance.’ For 30
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Linda Bell’s art rings across borders
Learning-disabled artist Linda Bell, who’s been creating art for 27 years, has achieved international recognition
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Consultation launched over misuse of nurse title
The government has launched a call for evidence as part of plans to stop people
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Great expectations: Andy Burnham unveils plans to fix social care
This morning, the prime minister explained how he will tackle one of the most intractable
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Smokers encouraged to butt out in Yorkshire campaign launch
A woman from Leeds is supporting the first stop-smoking campaign to be developed and filmed across Yorkshire and the Humber.
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Film spotlights care model tackling youth homelessness
Linda Bell’s art rings across borders
Learning-disabled artist Linda Bell, who’s been creating art for 27 years, has achieved international recognition
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Live concerts could support dementia wellbeing, researchers say
A live music programme combining concerts, music appreciation and social interaction could improve mood and
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Should loneliness be treated as a public health crisis?
People who experience loneliness are significantly more likely to suffer poorer mental health, lower wellbeing
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Feeling the heat: the impact of hot weather on mental health
As we continue to endure sweltering temperatures, new research highlights the link between heatwaves and
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‘People are all we’ve got’: why care deserves its moment in the spotlight
When Eastenders actress Natalie Cassidy trained as a care worker in the BBC series Caring
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Labour pains: government launches crackdown on maternity care failures
England is to appoint its first ever commissioner for maternity and neonatal care following a
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Strike threat looms at leading addiction and mental health charity
More than 1,200 workers at health and social care charity Change Grow Live (CGL) are
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To keep the system running, care funding must increase
Social workers have warned chronic underfunding is putting vulnerable people at risk, with leaders calling
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Children’s care costs six times more than Eton – what’s gone wrong?
As the Competition and Markets Authority investigates England’s children’s social care market, David Rankin of
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What problem is the National Care Service trying to solve?
The prospect of an Andy Burnham-led government has accelerated discussion of a National Care Service
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The VPN loophole in the fight to protect children
The government’s latest measures to protect children online have raised questions over whether they’ll be
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Beyond air pollution: The growing focus on everyday chemical exposure
Air pollution and its impact on human health have been widely documented over recent decades.
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