by Agency Reporter | Aug 26, 2021 | Briefing
NEW ANALYSIS by the Insitute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) and CF – the consulting and data science company – has uncovered a postcode lottery in home-based social care services throughout England. The proportion of care provided at home varies considerably...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 26, 2021 | Briefing
AS CONSERVATIONISTS AND GLOBAL LEADERS prepare to meet in Marseille, France, for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress from 3-11 September, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment has released...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 25, 2021 | Briefing
ALMOST HALF OF THE PUBLIC IN ENGLAND say if they could make one improvement to their GP practice, it would be to increase the number of doctors, according to a survey commissioned by the BMA. These findings underpin a campaign launched by the BMA, ‘Support Your...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 25, 2021 | Briefing
SERIOUS CHILD-RELATED INCIDENTS reported by councils have risen by almost a fifth in the past year, the Local Government Association (LGA )has revealed. There were 536 serious incident notifications in England during 2020/21, up 87 (19 per cent) on the total of...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 24, 2021 | Briefing
ARRESTS OF CHIDREN have been reduced by 74 per cent over the last decade, new figures reveal, in another major step forward for a campaign by the Howard League for Penal Reform. Since 2010, the Howard League has been working with police forces across England and Wales...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 24, 2021 | Briefing
END OF LIFE CHARITY Marie Curie is warning that the recent energy price rises will plunge people with terminal illness into fuel poverty and, for many, this means they will die sooner. The warning came as the UK Government’s consultation on changes to the Warm...
