A new report from the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has called for urgent reform of adult social care, warning that the system is no longer fit for purpose after years of underfunding. The findings highlight that only half of care services are effectively supporting people to live healthier, more independent lives. The research, […]
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A £1.8m lifeboat hailed as one of the most advanced in the UK has been named after Annette Thurlow, a much-loved former nurse who died suddenly in 2018. At a special ceremony on Tuesday, the new independent all-weather lifeboat at Caister-on-Sea, near Great Yarmouth, was officially unveiled as the Annette Thurlow. Traditionally, Caister names its
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The Government has announced a landmark £500 million investment to deliver the first ever Fair Pay Agreement for adult social care workers in England. Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting unveiled the plans at the party conference in Liverpool, marking a major step in raising wages and recognition for care staff. New Fair Pay
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A quarter of Britain’s wealthiest families are considering leaving the UK as fears grow over fresh tax rises in Rachel Reeves’s November Budget, according to a new survey. The study, carried out by wealth manager Saltus, found that high net worth individuals (HNWs) are braced for potential hikes in capital gains tax, income tax and
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For many men, the only thing that will get them through a GP’s door is a severed limb or a full-blown heart attack. Wives and partners across the country know this story all too well. A new survey by AXA Global Healthcare confirms the problem: while 88% of men would fix a car fault within
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Demand for homes priced above £500,000 has softened in recent weeks, according to new data from property portal Zoopla. Buyer interest in properties worth more than half a million fell by 4% in the five weeks to 21 September compared with the same period last year. New listings for homes in this price bracket were
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Tributes have been pouring in for PC Faizaan Najeeb, a 24-year-old Northamptonshire Police officer who died following a road traffic incident while on duty. PC Najeeb was responding to a single-vehicle collision on Station Road, Raunds, at around 12:30am on Friday, 19 September, when his patrol car was involved in a crash with a blue
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More than 350 bus workers across west London have gone on strike over pay, disrupting travel for commuters in the capital. Drivers, engineers and store staff walked out from 5am on Monday, 29 September, after rejecting First Bus’s latest pay offer, which trade union Unite said fell below inflation. The strike will run until 5am
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Police have launched an investigation after a woman was raped by a group of men in a churchyard in Banbury. Thames Valley Police said the attack took place in the grounds of St Mary’s Church in the early hours of Sunday morning. The victim, a woman in her thirties, is being supported by specially trained
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More than 20 chief executives and directors from across the social care sector gathered in London last week for a roundtable hosted by The Access Group and Casson Consulting. Chaired by Kathryn Marsden OBE, CEO of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), and Gary Fee, CEO of City & County Healthcare (CCH) Group, the
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