Oldham prioritises homeless in vaccine roll-out
Oldham Council and local GPs will work together to ensure homeless people in the borough are receiving the coronavirus vaccine….
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£120m to boost care sector staffing levels
The Department of Health and Social Care announces a £120m funding boost for social care as it U-turns on plans…
New recruits needed to support exhausted care workers
Council directors have warned social care needs new recruits to support its exhausted workforce and ensure that vital services do…
‘Landmark’ Mental Health Act reforms announced
The government has announced plans to reform the Mental Health Act and give those detained under it more control over…
Domestic abuse figures to include over 75s
From next year the national data collection on domestic abuse will, for the first time, include those aged 75 and…
Woman fined for running care agency illegally
A woman who ran a domiciliary care agency in West Yorkshire has been ordered to pay more than £12,000 after…
Care services under immense pressure
Care services struggling with staff absences of more than 50% are having to reject new hospital and community referrals, a…
Investigation into care home deaths
An investigation has been launched into 11 deaths at an Aberdeen care home. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service…
