May 03
SOURCE: Daily Mail By ANDY DOLAN, STEVE DOUGHTY, TAMARA COHEN and PAUL BENTLEY PUBLISHED: 23:04, 24 April 2013 | UPDATED: 18:34, 25 April 2013 Agony of woman locked up for six weeks by secret court just for trying to get her Dad out of care home: The terrifying moment police descended to ‘cart me off to jail’ Wanda Maddocks is first person to be …
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Mar 04
by Paul Morrison If I blogged every time the Daily Mail printed an untruth about people on benefits I wouldn’t get away from my laptop very often. But the Mail’s untruths are designed to soften up public opinion for benefit cuts – and as such it deserves some examination. The argument from Government which is supported by this …
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Nov 26
Care workers in North Staffordshire homes face £400 cut in wagesHUNDREDS of former NHS staff are fighting plans to cut their wages by up to £400 a month. The 200-plus nurses and care assistants in 10 North Staffordshire homes for people with learning disabilities face being forced onto new downgraded contracts by a national charity …
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Aug 31
Stoke-on-Trent’s City Council’s Children and Young People’s Services (CYPS) Overview and Scrutiny Committee are to be told of a £2m overspend that “could be as high as £3.502m if children remain in their current placements.”, in a report by Mark Kenyon, Finance & Commercial Manager CYPS. The Report: http://www.moderngov.stoke.gov.uk/mgconvert2pdf.aspx?id=38113 http://www.moderngov.stoke.gov.uk/mgconvert2pdf.aspx?id=38153 The report reveals the spiraling cost is …
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May 16
Older and disabled people suffer postcode lottery over fees as numbers who have home care paid by local council fall 11%
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