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FINANCE

Tories deny NHS social care plans

By MJ Correspondent | 11 April 2014

Conservative ministers have strongly rejected suggestions that they are thinking about moving soc...

HEALTH

Sir Merrick calls for local government lead in tackling dementia

By Jonathan Werran | 11 April 2014

LGA chairman seeks to enlist committed support of all councils in helping people with dementia li...

HEALTH

Fools rush in

By Claire Fox | 10 April 2014

Claire Fox believes councils should look at the evidence before rushing to intervene in regulatin...

FINANCE

Why cutting care is bad for Britain

By MJ Correspondent | 10 April 2014

Dan Peters reports on the dangers inherent in integrating social care with healthcare, removing t...

HEALTH

ADCS chief questions statutory responsibilities guidance

By Jonathan Werran | 10 April 2014

More than a third of children’s services directors now have portfolios that embrace wider respons...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Hurd praises fund to help charities bid for public service deals

By Jonathan Werran | 09 April 2014

A cash pot designed to help charities and social enterprises gain the skills needed to raise inve...

HEALTH

Children in an age of austerity

By Chris Dearden | 09 April 2014

The Welfare Reform Act 2012 introduced the biggest changes to state welfare in the history of its...

HEALTH

Children in an age of austerity - case studies

09 April 2014

HEALTH

Action, not words

By Andrew Webb | 09 April 2014

Safeguarding children’s wellbeing is everybody’s business, says Andrew Webb

HEALTH

Charging to support the night-time economy

By Andrew North | 09 April 2014

Andrew North explains how the spa town of Cheltenham is making inroads into establishing a safer ...