Third of social care providers forced to shut services, report warns
Social care providers are facing a ‘perfect storm’ of workforce challenges and rising cost pressures of service delivery, as they are forced to turn down admissions and shut services, according to research from learning disability charity Hft.
Analysis reveals poverty divide in UK women’s life expectancy
Analysis by the Health Foundation has revealed that life expectancy for women living in the poorest 10% of areas in England is lower than overall life expectancy in any other OECD county, except Mexico.