Major reforms to England’s social care services, introduced today, are “built on sand”, a coalition of leading charities has warned. The Care and Support Alliance (CSA) said that despite “bold” changes brought in by the...
DWP has accepted the majority of the recommendations from the fifth Independent Review of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA). The final review, which was carried out by Dr. Paul Litchfield, was published in November 2014....
Improving communications with claimants of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is just one of the recommendations from an independent review of the benefit that has been accepted by DWP. Paul Gray was appointed to carry out...
During March and April, there will be a number of changes and pilots affecting people with a health condition or disability who are claiming benefits. Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) reforms From 23 March, DWP...
The coalition government will leave office with the NHS in the red for the first time in a decade – and with waiting times at their highest in years, independent experts have warned. In a...
More men than women in the “sandwich generation” provide day-to-day help for ageing parents, while supporting their own children, a study indicates. Nearly three quarters of fathers said that they helped to “maintain the wellbeing” ...
An Elderly man who had collapsed had to wait for 20 minutes in an ambulance while a paramedic went shopping in Marks and Spencer, a care standards tribunal heard. Dominic Colella is also said to...
Manchester’s plans for developed healrth and social care have been hailed as a blueprint that could rescue the NHS from its cash crisis. Under the proposals for devolved powers announced last month, Greater Manchester will...
More than 2,000 people have been given laser treatment after having second thoughts about their body “art”. And last night MPs branded it a “sheer waste” at a time when many hospitals are working at...
An Exclusive in the Sunday People reports that Labour will create a new independent NHS body to protect health workers if it wins the General Election. Known as NHS staff champions, they will be the...
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