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Housing Ombudsman finds council’s failings worsened resident’s mental health

The Housing Ombudsman has found that a council’s significant failings under the Equality Act exacerbated a resident’s poor mental health.

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Staff at homelessness charity start month-long strike in pay dispute

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CQC rates Lincolnshire care home inadequate and places it in special measures

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Boost to childcare payments marks first step in major expansion

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Report calls for major redesign of Scottish children’s hearings system

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Government childcare plans will disproportionately benefit better-off families, report shows

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Children’s care outsourcing linked to unstable out-of-area placements – study

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Over £300,000 council grant set to reduce adult social care wait times

Headlines Mental Health

Mental health crisis: Met police to stop attending emergency calls

The Metropolitan police chief has stated the force will no longer attend emergency mental health calls despite charities claiming people who require support should be ‘at the heart of any change to the support they receive in a crisis’.

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Deadly superbug slaughtered using AI technology

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Welsh government launches new scheme to improve GP services for veterans

Children Headlines Mental Health

Report highlights ‘unsafe’ paediatric wards for children with complex mental health needs

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Implementation of children’s social care strategy unambitious and slow, Parliament states

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Low self-esteem and body image harm teenage mental health, study shows

Headlines Mental Health

Mental health of half of adults negatively affected by cost-of-living

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Rates of induced labour must be reconsidered amid maternity staffing crisis, study shows