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Adults health at risk following a poor care home inspection

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has reduced its rating for Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation ...

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Scottish government reaches deal with councils over National Care Service

Scottish MPs reached an initial agreement with local government and the NHS about accountability arrangements ...

Families Headlines

Campaigners call for end to ‘two child limit’ to tax credits

The North East Child Poverty Commission (NECPC) has joined forces with MPs and fellow End ...

Headlines Physical Disabilities

Government launches new jobs ‘passport’ for injured or disabled veterans

The government has announced new Adjustments Passports that it says will support hundreds of sick ...

Children Headlines

Investigation reveals 170 delayed children’s services complaints in Kent

A Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) investigation has uncovered a backlog of 170 ...

Adult Headlines

Report reveals rise in unnecessary deaths of women in North East

Too many women are dying from disadvantage in the North East of England, according to ...

Children Headlines

Government slammed for rejecting Child Maintenance Service reform advice

A committee of MPs has criticised the government for rejecting most of its recommendations for ...

Headlines Physical Disabilities

Factors associated with autism led to euthanasia, study finds

A study has discovered several Netherlands-based people with learning disabilities and autism chose to die ...

Headlines Physical Disabilities

Poverty intensifies mental health problems for parents and children

Living in poverty for long stretches of time can intensify mental health issues in the ...

Headlines Social Care Management

UK Health Security Agency established with weak financial controls, report shows

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) was set up with financial controls so poor that ...