"I feel like I have been in limbo - I have not been able to move on. I've felt like there was no fight left in me." The mum ...

“Mum had been allocated three visits a day, each half an hour long. They were awful, giving her a mince pie for dinner, she ...

To help decide who will pay for care, the local authority will carry out a financial assessment. The financial assessment rules for homecare are different to the rules for a residential care home. The ...

This page looks at how someone with dementia can get a care assessment including the process for application and what to expect. A 'care needs assessment' aims to work out exactly what the person's ...

Allison Moloney, Community Matron, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. Background of change and intervention As the COVID-19 pandemic escalated, this case study reported that local primary ...

The family of a vulnerable man who drowned after wading into the sea has received “unreserved apologies” for failings by mental health staff. It emerged that staff in charge of Dylan Pritchard’s care ...

A clinical reviewer said staff did not recognise Mr Baxter's deteriorating health and had a lack of professional curiosity and no detailed record keeping.

The end of January is upon us and with it comes a deadline many must take action before: filing a self-assessment tax return. It’s not always a job looked forward to, but it is an important one ...

Go to the Government’s self-assessment website, log in using your Government Gateway account, and complete all of the sections that apply to you. It is important to take time and care when ...

Myrtle Lloyd, HMRC's director general for customer services, has urged: "Time is running out for the millions still to file their self-assessment tax return by January 31. Help and support is ...

I have care and support that is coordinated, and everyone works well together and with ... For example, the local authority shared examples of a self-assessment process, which included signposting to ...