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Adults, Mental Health

Councils eye Birmingham’s ‘super-critical’ care threshold

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Adults

Are day centres outdated in the personalisation era?

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Adults, Mental Health

Carers missing out on £840m in unclaimed benefits

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Adults, Workforce

Storm of protest greets Birmingham’s super-critical threshold

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Adults, Mental Health, Workforce

Council to outsource social workers and set tightest threshold

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Adults, Mental Health, Workforce

Councils promised freedom to spend public health cash

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Adults, Mental Health

Fears for social work role as councils take over poverty fund

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Adults, Children, Mental Health, Workforce

Government pledges £6m to help GPs identify carers

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Adults, Mental Health

Sickness benefit reforms will not work, warn experts

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Adults, Mental Health

Sickness benefit assessments go ahead despite flaws in test

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Adults, Legal, Mental Health, Workforce

Dismissing PAs could leave users liable for large payouts

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Adults, Workforce

Doubts over viability of new adult care inspection regime

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Adults, Workforce

Safety versus choice: should hiring a personal assistant be more closely regulated?

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Adults

Short breaks for carers boosted by £400m in extra funds

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Adults

Lack of evidence blamed for ESA appeals success

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Adults, Mental Health

Charities round on welfare reform plans

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