CARE

Howard League says it is disgraceful that children are still being placed in institutions where they are not safe.

Budgets for ‘early intervention’ children’s services, which can help stop problems spiralling out of control, have dropped by £743 million in the last five years, according to new figures. 

The family of a severely disabled Doncaster boy has had to wait three years for the council to provide them with the special adaptations their home needs, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found.

The BMA says action is urgently needed to properly resource the NHS and address the systemic pressures and constraints that doctors are working under, which compromise the delivery of high-quality, safe patient care.