Poor communication hampered pandemic response
Adult social care services struggled to deal with the coronavirus pandemic because of poor communication between Whitehall and local government,…
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Care homes to get 90-minute coronavirus testing kits
Care homes and hospitals are to get rapid testing kits, capable of detecting COVID-19 and other viruses within 90-minutes, the…
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Unison warns care staff not getting proper sick pay
More than half of care workers (52%) say their employer is still paying less than £100 a week or nothing…
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Isle of Wight children in care get ‘giving bags’
More than 180 ‘giving bags’ have been distributed to youngster in care on the Island — thanks to a new Isle…
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Universal Credit failing the most vulnerable, Lords warn
Universal Credit is failing millions of people, particularly the most vulnerable, according to an influential group of peers. A new…
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Two-thirds of disabled workers affected by coronavirus
Two thirds of people with disabilities have had their work affected by the coronavirus, according to a new survey. The survey…
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One in five young people unhappy with their lives
Nearly one in five children aged 10-17 in the UK have reported feeling unhappy with their lives as a whole…
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County councils warn against ‘knee-jerk’ social care reform
County council leaders have warned against the ‘knee jerk’ centralisation of the social care system in the aftermath of coronavirus….
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