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Uruguay's Care Policy: Inequity and Opportunity for Reform
Uruguay's 2015 care policy, lauded for recognizing unpaid care work, faces criticism for age and income restrictions excluding thousands, as highlighted by a September 2024 Human Rights Watch report; President Orsi can improve this by including disability organizations and adopting international bes...
Uruguay's Care Policy: Inequity and Opportunity for Reform
Uruguay's 2015 care policy, lauded for recognizing unpaid care work, faces criticism for age and income restrictions excluding thousands, as highlighted by a September 2024 Human Rights Watch report; President Orsi can improve this by including disability organizations and adopting international bes...
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48% Bias Score
UK's Healthcare Crisis: The Contradiction Between Immigration Policy and Reality
The UK's healthcare and social care systems are heavily reliant on immigrant workers, yet current political rhetoric and policies are increasingly hostile towards immigration, creating a critical contradiction and threatening the quality of care for the elderly and vulnerable.
UK's Healthcare Crisis: The Contradiction Between Immigration Policy and Reality
The UK's healthcare and social care systems are heavily reliant on immigrant workers, yet current political rhetoric and policies are increasingly hostile towards immigration, creating a critical contradiction and threatening the quality of care for the elderly and vulnerable.
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52% Bias Score
Saxony-Anhalt: Surge in Care Needs Assessments Highlights Reliance on Informal Care
In 2023, the Medical Service in Saxony-Anhalt assessed 108,900 people for care needs; 33.5 percent received a care level 2 recommendation, highlighting the significant role of informal care from family and friends, while the total number of people receiving care benefits has doubled since 2013.
Saxony-Anhalt: Surge in Care Needs Assessments Highlights Reliance on Informal Care
In 2023, the Medical Service in Saxony-Anhalt assessed 108,900 people for care needs; 33.5 percent received a care level 2 recommendation, highlighting the significant role of informal care from family and friends, while the total number of people receiving care benefits has doubled since 2013.
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40% Bias Score
Russian Court Extends Detention of Social Center Director After Deadly Outbreak
A Barnaul court extended the pre-trial detention of Alik Gelfenbayn, director of the Rubicon social center, until February 27, 2025, following a November 2024 incident where seven residents died and 24 were hospitalized due to a suspected acute intestinal infection; Gelfenbayn is charged with provid...
Russian Court Extends Detention of Social Center Director After Deadly Outbreak
A Barnaul court extended the pre-trial detention of Alik Gelfenbayn, director of the Rubicon social center, until February 27, 2025, following a November 2024 incident where seven residents died and 24 were hospitalized due to a suspected acute intestinal infection; Gelfenbayn is charged with provid...
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40% Bias Score
Liverpool Couple Awarded MBE for 23 Years of Fostering
Charles and Dianne Hubbert, a Liverpool couple, received an MBE after fostering over 40 children for 23 years, highlighting the significant need for and impact of foster care, supported by Barnardo's.
Liverpool Couple Awarded MBE for 23 Years of Fostering
Charles and Dianne Hubbert, a Liverpool couple, received an MBE after fostering over 40 children for 23 years, highlighting the significant need for and impact of foster care, supported by Barnardo's.
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40% Bias Score
UK Social Care Needs Deep Reform to Address Funding Crisis
The UK's social care system requires deep reform to address insufficient funding and short-term fixes, necessitating a cross-party approach to overcome past failures and achieve long-term sustainability.
UK Social Care Needs Deep Reform to Address Funding Crisis
The UK's social care system requires deep reform to address insufficient funding and short-term fixes, necessitating a cross-party approach to overcome past failures and achieve long-term sustainability.
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48% Bias Score
UK Report Links Matricide to Mental Health System Failures
A report by the Femicide Census reveals that over 170 women in the UK have been killed by their sons in the past 15 years, with 70% of cases involving perpetrators with untreated mental health problems, highlighting systemic failures in mental health and social care.
UK Report Links Matricide to Mental Health System Failures
A report by the Femicide Census reveals that over 170 women in the UK have been killed by their sons in the past 15 years, with 70% of cases involving perpetrators with untreated mental health problems, highlighting systemic failures in mental health and social care.
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52% Bias Score
North-West England Councils Face Staffing Crisis, Agency Spending Soars
North-west England councils dramatically increased spending on agency staff, with some seeing sevenfold increases over five years due to a severe local government workforce crisis, impacting social care services, with Lancashire and Manchester spending roughly £30 million each last year.
North-West England Councils Face Staffing Crisis, Agency Spending Soars
North-west England councils dramatically increased spending on agency staff, with some seeing sevenfold increases over five years due to a severe local government workforce crisis, impacting social care services, with Lancashire and Manchester spending roughly £30 million each last year.
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40% Bias Score
German Social Care Facility Files for Insolvency Amidst Funding Dispute
The Bodelschwingh-Haus in Wolmirstedt, Germany, filed for insolvency due to the Saxony-Anhalt state government terminating a contract, leaving increased personnel and material costs unfunded; however, services for over 400 people will continue.
German Social Care Facility Files for Insolvency Amidst Funding Dispute
The Bodelschwingh-Haus in Wolmirstedt, Germany, filed for insolvency due to the Saxony-Anhalt state government terminating a contract, leaving increased personnel and material costs unfunded; however, services for over 400 people will continue.
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36% Bias Score
Labour's Third U-Turn on Care Cost Cap Highlights Systemic Policy Failures
Labour's recent U-turn on a proposed cap on care costs, for the third time since 2011, highlights systemic issues with social care policy in the UK, despite the relatively low cost of the scheme (£5 billion annually) compared to national health spending (£200 billion annually).
Labour's Third U-Turn on Care Cost Cap Highlights Systemic Policy Failures
Labour's recent U-turn on a proposed cap on care costs, for the third time since 2011, highlights systemic issues with social care policy in the UK, despite the relatively low cost of the scheme (£5 billion annually) compared to national health spending (£200 billion annually).
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48% Bias Score
NHS Bed-Blocking Crisis Costs Taxpayers £2 Billion Annually
Delayed discharges from English hospitals cost taxpayers over £2 billion yearly, with over 12,000 beds daily occupied by patients fit for release, causing operational disruptions and impacting patient care due to insufficient social care provision.
NHS Bed-Blocking Crisis Costs Taxpayers £2 Billion Annually
Delayed discharges from English hospitals cost taxpayers over £2 billion yearly, with over 12,000 beds daily occupied by patients fit for release, causing operational disruptions and impacting patient care due to insufficient social care provision.
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40% Bias Score
Flintshire Council Funding Cut Threatens Closure of Disability Support Center
The Clocktower, a non-profit supporting 134 disabled individuals over 16 in Mostyn, Flintshire, faces closure due to a 4% funding shortfall by Flintshire council, forcing it to cut free transport, impacting families who rely on its specialized care.
Flintshire Council Funding Cut Threatens Closure of Disability Support Center
The Clocktower, a non-profit supporting 134 disabled individuals over 16 in Mostyn, Flintshire, faces closure due to a 4% funding shortfall by Flintshire council, forcing it to cut free transport, impacting families who rely on its specialized care.
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40% Bias Score
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