Care
‘Immense drop-off’ in support contributing to care leaver deaths in England, review says
[ad_1] Profound isolation contributed to the deaths of more than 100 care leavers in England in a year, with a dramatic drop-off in support from social services at 18 leading...
Millions in England face longer waits for mental health care as NHS providers plan cuts
[ad_1] Millions of adults and children in England face being forced to wait longer for mental health care, with more than two-thirds of NHS providers planning to cut services and...
Perez Hilton’s Family Confirms He’s “Receiving Medical Care” Following Hospitalization
[ad_1] Content warning: This story discusses self-harm. Perez Hilton is being supported by his loved ones during his hospitalization. One day after the blogger appeared to engage in self-harm during...
What if older people refuse help outside the family? This is the taboo that could wreck care reform | Emily Kenway
[ad_1] Lisa* has used her local glazier so many times that he gives her a discount. For months, when care workers arrived at her mum’s home, they would find the...
Andy Burnham’s first step towards fairer social care for all | Letters
[ad_1] I write as someone whose disabilities mean that I will be in receipt of social care support my whole life (Andy Burnham seeks cross-party agreement on future of social...
Brave New World or Groundhog Day? Burnham revisits old ground in speech on social care
[ad_1] For campaigners perpetually disappointed by the failure of England’s political classes to fix England’s creaking adult social care system, the fear was that Andy Burnham’s long-trailed speech on Wednesday...
Battles loom over social care, but this fight must be won. At last, we have a PM who believes that | Polly Toynbee
[ad_1] “People pleaser!” That’s the insult Andy Burnham’s enemies sneer at him. And yes, he will need all his mightiest people-pleasing talents to win over voters to contribute to a...
Burnham to give speech on social care as Louise Casey plays down cost concerns saying many families ‘already paying’ – UK politics live
[ad_1] Key eventsIn her interview on the Today programme, Louise Casey said that dementia was a “big hidden problem” in society.She explained: double quotation markIt is absolutely extraordinary to me...
