Homelessness in Northampton linked to domestic abuse more than 100 times during pandemic, figures reveal Domestic abuse pushed Northampton people into homelessness or put them at risk of losing their homes more than 100 times during the coronavirus pandemic, figures reveal.
A spike in such cases nationally has been branded “shocking” by domestic abuse charities, which are calling for more funding to help survivors. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Taxes and health care funding: how does the UK compare? The government’s decision to raise taxes to better fund health and social care has understandably generated a lot of interest. For many, this is a much-needed increase that will help meet some of the care needs of people in the UK after the pandemic. For others, the NHS is a ‘black hole’, swallowing increasing sums of taxpayer money.
These arguments raise several important questions. In particular, do we spend enough – or too much – on health and social care? And is it reasonable to raise taxes to fund increased spending? While the answers to these questions will ultimately be decided by the public, it is important to consider how the UK compares to other countries on health care spending and tax revenue. The Health Foundation
Rebuilding our NHS: the case for capital funding This briefing highlighting what trust leaders need from the comprehensive spending review, based on a survey of trust and foundation trust finance directors across all sectors. NHS Providers
England set to eradicate HIV by 2030, research suggests England is set to have diagnosed 95 per cent of people living with HIV within the next four years, making it likely that the country will have eliminated transmission of the virus by 2030, according to a new study.
This places England on course to meet the ambitious global target set by Unaids for ending the AIDS epidemic by the close of the decade. The Independent
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