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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 for the controversial National Care Service (NCS).

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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

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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

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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

Headlines Physical Disabilities

Groundbreaking new research opens doors for autism therapy

A collaborative study involving experts from across the globe has provided compelling evidence linking the

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War and peace: Adult social care workforce grows but challenges remain

New data from Skills for Care has found the adult social care workforce has grown

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Heat or eat: the crisis of pensioner poverty in the UK

Older people are being hard hit by rising living costs and major reform is needed

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Scottish social care sector struggling through severe staff shortages, report shows

A new report has highlighted the mass exodus that the social care sector in Scotland

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Police not doing enough to tackle group-based child sexual exploitation, report finds

The police response to group-based child sexual exploitation is not good enough because forces don’t understand the scale of the problem, and progress to improve is too slow, a new report has found.

Headlines Physical Disabilities

Transport for London has announced plans to make travelling easier for autistic people

Transport for London (TfL) have teamed up with the British Institute for Learning Disabilities (Bild)

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An influx of new foster carers are urgently needed in England, research shows

New research has tragically uncovered that many more foster carers are need in this country

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Children love the online world, but what would happen if we made their healthcare digital?

Jackie Gill, digital CHC product manager at IEG4, explores how crucial it is to digitise

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Four in ten people are living with undiagnosed dementia, report shows

A new report led by former health minister, Lord James O’Shaughnessy outlines the ways in

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Webinar: Understanding how to support neurodivergent children and young people

At 12:30pm today bMindful Psychology are hosting a free webinar to explore the ways in

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Education committee to investigate children’s social care reforms

The House of Commons education committee has launched an inquiry into reform of the children’s

Headlines Health

Villains exposed: Are the government to blame for the mishandling of Long Covid?

The Long Covid Groups have launched a new campaign today to coincide with Boris Johnson’s