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Health and Social Care

By Laura Sharman | November 20, 2018

Councils urged to reduce smoking in social housing

Councils have been urged to help drive down smoking rates after research revealed smoking is twice as common in social housing than in other tenures.

Regulator calls for more transparency in the care home sector

By William Eichler | November 16, 2018

Care homes should be upfront about all of the terms and conditions in their contracts to ensure residents and their representatives are treated fairly, new guidelines say.

Number of looked after children rises to over 75,000

By William Eichler | November 16, 2018

The number of children looked after by local authorities has increased since last year, prompting council chiefs to warn of the ‘huge demand’ this is placing on children’s services.

Many children do not know why they are in care, survey warns

By Laura Sharman | November 15, 2018

A quarter of 11-18 year olds have had three or more social workers over the past year, and a third do not fully understand why they are in care, a new survey has revealed.