Manchester to invest £2.7m for adult social care services this winter
Manchester City Council is to invest an extra £2.67m of funding for adult social care services to help address the pressures on the NHS...
Living Wage could tackle worsening social care crisis in the North says Think...
Adult social care is facing a growing workforce crisis which is undermining the sustainability of the system and quality of care across the north...
Figures reveal shocking levels of poverty in the North West
32 per cent of children in the North West are living in poverty, compared to 30 per cent in the UK.
A report out this...
UK’s reliance on unpaid carers is unsustainable, research warns
The UK Government needs to urgently implement new carers’ employment rights and work with employers to better support carers in the workplace, a new...
Worrying figures show more children are gambling
A new report out this morning says that there are 55,000 problem gamblers aged between 11-16 in the UK and the numbers have quadrupled...
Report paints a mixed picture of community connect
A contrasting picture of community life in Britain has emerged in a new report issued today by the Manchester based Co-op, which shows that...
Four Greater Manchester Councils to share in scheme to help domestic abuse survivors
Four Greater Manchester Councils are set to benefit from a new investment initiative to help the survivors of domestic abuse
Manchester City Council,Salford City Council,Tameside...
Manchester women reveal chronic lack of support following sexual violence
More than half of female survivors of sexual violence in Greater Manchester have not been able to access the support they need, new research...
Regeneration may cause isolation for older people, study finds
A study by an academic from The University of Manchester has found that urban regeneration in poor neighbourhoods can actually backfire, and lead to...
New study reveals widening north-south gap in young adult deaths
A major study of mortality across England led by University of Manchester data scientists blames socioeconomic deprivation for sharp rises in deaths among 22...