Social care
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A solicitor specialising in matters related to older clients goes through a day in her life
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Royal commission into Mangrove Mountain Ashram hears that its second-in-command had sex with young boy and later had child with him
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How the country could look in six years’ time if spending cuts and austerity measures continue
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Child born with lifelong damage after excessive drinking by mother is not entitled to criminal injuries compensation, court rules
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Lack of support means the difficulties in rebuilding communities after civil war are enormous
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How London is improving mental health crisis care
Matthew PatrickRepresentatives from 22 organisations, including the NHS and Met police, work together to deliver crisis care to save lives
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How Simon Clarke’s dad inspired him to work with people with disabilities
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Andy Burnham announces Labour's proposals to bring social care services under the remit of the NHS to care for people better in their own homes
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Commission chaired by former care minister found that homecare system is on the brink of crisis
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Good placement decisions transform children’s lives, so it’s vital that they have a choice, and meet their carers before moving in, writes Andy Elvin
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Norman Lamb says new law puts people and carers ‘in control’ – but final decisions about social care support remain with councils
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After the Bristol case, a local head explains how widespread the issue is and how few resources there are to help affected pupils
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Britain’s home care needs more organisation, with some service users being treated by 50 different members of staff in a year
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What does the Care Act mean for homecare providers?
Colin Angel, UKHCAThe key ways in which statutory guidance from the act will affect independent, private and voluntary sector providers
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Marie Curie and Alzheimer’s Society says lack of recognition of terminal diagnosis means care is often inconsistent
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Legal aid cuts now mean it can be incredibly difficult for victims of domestic violence to get help and protection when threatened by an abusive partner – and lives are being lost as a result
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Children of Birmingham woman, who said she was off to Asda and put 14-year-old son in charge, are living with grandparents
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Court hears Cambridge paedophile Myles Bradbury escaped detection for four years because parents trusted him
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Story of victims – some in care – can be told after final group of seven men is convicted of systematic abuse of teenagers
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Lack of investment in social care has added to overwhelming pressure on emergency services, says shadow health secretary. Sarah Johnson reports
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How people with learning disabilities are improving housing and mental health services
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Vahey drugged and abused boys while working at Southbank International, where he had been hired by Terry Hedger
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John Allen found guilty on 33 counts of sexually assaulting youngsters in north Wales from late sixties to early nineties
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One victim describes her flat being used as a drug-dealing base and says she had no control over who came there
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Older people more likely to receive welfare payments than council-funded services or support by carers. David Brindle reports
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Task force works together to tackle health inequalities and improve access to education, work and skills, writes Paul Burstow
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Editorial: The Bubb report has some good ideas, but only the politicians can make it happen
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Several medical practitioners with question marks against their record have been employed in Australian immigration detention centres
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Local authorities in England were looking after 68,110 children in March 2013 – a 14% increase since 2008
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Edited extracts from exchanges between William Vahey and Terry Hedger, then Southbank International’s headmaster
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Eleanor Laws QC described the 73-year-old as a formidable presence who made children feel like there was no way out
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Report says a ‘clear pattern of intrinsically inappropriate conduct’ emerged that was enough for the school to have stopped Vahey
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Winterbourne View – Time to Change recommends charter of rights for people with learning disabilities
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Domestic abuse: a public sector issue Services for victims of domestic violence are for the few, not the many