Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #underfundingpublicservices, aggregated by home.social.
'£5bn debt crisis of special educational needs ‘could bankrupt’ #English councils
Increased demand for children’s services leading to meltdown, warn local authority leaders'
https://www.theguardian.com/education/article/2024/jul/25/5bn-debt-crisis-of-special-educational-needs-could-bankrupt-english-councils
#ToryLegacy #SEN #UnderfundingPublicServices
Nottingham A&E staff may have mistaken dying woman for homeless person, inquest told - https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/24/inga-rublite-inquest-nottingham-queens-medical-centre
#ToryPoliciesInAction [cost lives] #UnderfundingPublicServices #ProfitsBeforePeople
'#NHSEngland finances so dire that whole service may collapse, says spending watchdog
#NationalAuditOffice says
years of #underfunding have left the NHS in England so cash-strapped that it cannot treat patients quickly enough, and the rising tide of ill-health will make matters worse, the #NationalAuditOffice (#NAO) said'
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/23/nhs-finances-so-dire-that-whole-service-may-collapse-says-spending-watchdog
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryLegacy #UnderfundingPublicServices
#Prison #rehabilitation numbers down 74% since 2010, #MoJ data shows
Almost 12,000 fewer inmates completed #OffenderManagementCourses than when #DavidCameron took office
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/01/prison-rehabilitation-numbers-down-74-since-2010-moj-data-shows
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices #SoftOnCrime #CriminalJusticeSystem
#EnvironmentAgency refuses to reveal #directors’ possible #ConflictsOfInterest -
The refusal to provide the information comes after the head of the agency, #PhilipDuffy, admitted that #FreedomOfInformation requests have been buried by the regulator because the truth about the #environment in #England is “embarrassing”.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/01/environment-agency-refuses-to-reveal-directors-possible-conflicts-of-interest
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryCorruption #AvoidingScrutiny #UnderfundingPublicServices
#Teenagers ‘crying out’ for return of #YouthClubs in #England, study finds
Steep cuts left three-quarters of 16- to 19-year-olds unable to get support, youth agency says
‘Youth clubs helped me’: #EfeObada calls for funding for centres for young people
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/30/teenagers-crying-out-for-return-of-youth-clubs-in-england-study-finds
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices #GE2024
#FA funds #police unit to catch those who abuse #England players on #SocialMedia - https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jun/12/fa-funds-police-unit-to-catch-those-who-abuse-england-players-on-social-media
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices #BreakThenPrivatise #PrivatePolicing #GE2024
#UK #universities face ‘irreversible decline’, [under current policies] global league table suggests
#British institutions face possible closure as 52 out of 90 are given lower positions this year in #QuacquarelliSymonds (QS) rankings
https://www.theguardian.com/education/article/2024/jun/04/uk-universities-face-irreversible-decline-global-league-table-suggests
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices #BrexitBonus #Immigration #GE2024
Record number of #NHSEngland
#MentalHealth #patients kept in #hospitals longer than necessary
Lack of #Care and #support leaves patients stranded on units when they are clinically ready to be discharged
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/01/record-number-of-nhs-mental-health-patients-kept-in-hospitals-longer-than-necessary
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices #UnderfundingLocalAuthorities #BreakThenPrivatise #GE2024
#UK #FreeSchoolMeal allowances too low for healthy lunches, study finds
Researchers also find lack of fresh fruit and vegetables in schools and say portion sizes sometimes not enough
https://www.theguardian.com/education/article/2024/may/15/free-school-meal-allowances-healthy-lunches-study
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices
Revealed: locum #GPs in #England can’t find work as surgeries buckle under patient demand
#BritishMedicalAssociation blames ‘employment crisis’ on #FundingShortfall and move to hire more #NonDoctors in practices
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/12/england-locum-gps-doctors-work-surgeries-british-medical-association
#ToryPoliciesInAction #NHSEngland #PAs #BreakThenPrivatise #UnderfundingPublicServices #Health
Wrongly convicted #AndrewMalkinson using #FoodBank as he awaits payout
Exclusive: Man freed last year after [incorrectly serving] 17 years in jail says he is struggling to survive on #benefits while he pursues compensation
https://www.theguardian.com/law/article/2024/may/11/andrew-malkinson-compensation-food-bank
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices
Government triggers #CrisisMeasure to ease #PrisonOvercrowding
Exclusive: #OperationSafeguard confirmed by #MinistryOfJustice after damning report on conditions in one of #UK’s biggest #jails
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/09/government-crisis-measure-prison-overcrowding
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices #JusticeSystem
#Prisons ‘sleepwalking into crisis’ as inmates forced to share single cells
Longer sentences and #CourtBacklogs push 25% of prisoners in #England and #Wales into shared cells, adding to drug-use and violence
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/05/prisons-sleepwalking-into-crisis-as-inmates-forced-to-share-single-cells
#ToryPoliciesInAction #JusticeSystem #UnderfundingPublicServices #UnderfundingPublicInfrastructure
School leaders warn of ‘full-blown’ #SpecialNeedsCrisis in #England
Survey by #NAHT union finds #FundingShortages mean pupils are losing out on vital support
https://www.theguardian.com/education/article/2024/may/04/school-leaders-warn-of-full-blown-special-needs-crisis-in-england
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Education #UnderfundingPublicServices #SEN
#Parents, #voters, ministers – do the maths: if we run out of #teachers, who will teach our #children?
It’s a recruitment and retention emergency when even desirable schools can’t fill vacancies. This is what a crisis looks like
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/30/parents-voters-ministers-run-out-teachers-recruitment-schools
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Education #UnderfundingPublicServices
#VulnerableTeenagers ‘dumped and abandoned’ in hotels by #councils in #England
Campaigners say cash-strapped #LocalAuthorities are placing young people in budget accommodation, making them targets for #grooming by criminal gangs
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/28/vulnerable-teenagers-dumped-and-abandoned-in-hotels-by-councils-in-england
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices #UnderfundingLocalCouncils #ToryInhumanity
Most #UK #DairyFarms ignoring #pollution rules as #manure spews into #rivers
Exclusive: 80% of #Welsh dairy farms inspected, 69% of #English ones, 60% in #Scotland and 50% in #Northern Ireland breaching regulations
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/19/most-uk-dairy-farms-ignoring-pollution-rules-as-manure-spews-into-rivers
#ToryPoliciesInAction #EnvironmentalProtectionEnforcement #Gove #UnderfundingPublicServices #ProfitBeforeEnvironment #England #Wales
Hundreds of thousands face being denied revolutionary new #dementia drugs in #England
Exclusive: Treatments near approval but lack of diagnostic capacity means #NHSEngland unprepared for rollout, report says
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/05/dementia-patients-england-nhs-may-be-denied-access-new-drugs
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Health #NHS #UnderfundingPublicServices #BreakThenPrivatise
One in three #teachers have no #BehaviourSupport for #pupils with additional needs, poll finds
Long waiting lists and #InsufficientResources part of system that is ‘failing’ children, according to #NEU members in #England and #Wales
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/apr/04/one-in-three-teachers-have-no-behaviour-support-for-pupils-with-additional-needs-poll-finds
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Education #UnderfundingPublicServices
Why is the #UK facing #WaterShortages despite record #rainfall?
#ClimateBreakdown, an increasing population and a lack of new #infrastructure are factors contributing to #WaterScarcity
UK at risk of summer #WaterShortages and #HosepipeBans
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/01/why-uk-facing-water-shortages-despite-record-rainfall-explainer
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Privatisation #UnderfundingPublicServices
#Tory #immigration policies risk over-reliance on Chinese students, ex-universities minister warns
Exclusive: Chris Skidmore says restrictions on international students risk a funding crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/mar/31/whitehall-policies-risk-china-reliance-warns-former-universities-minister
#ToruPoliciesInAction #Education #UnderfundingPublicServices
'#Police in #England and #Wales fail to catch any thieves in 100 neighbourhoods -
The rise in #VehicleCrime has also fuelled high costs for #CarInsurance. The average #UK premium was a record £995 in the final quarter of last year, '
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/31/police-in-england-and-wales-fail-to-catch-any-car-thieves-in-100-neighbourhoods
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices #SoftOnCrime
'Cuts to #BBC’s budget by successive #Conservative governments have been “shortsighted” and risked undermining its future, the DG said in a speech on Tuesday.
Announcing further £200m of cuts to the corporation, #TimDavie said 14 years of cuts have reduced its budget by 30% in real terms and had “chipped away at our income over many years and have put serious pressure on our finances”.'
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/mar/26/bbc-boss-hits-out-at-shortsighted-tory-budget-cuts
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices
Government has brought #AdultSocialCare in #England ‘to its knees’, MPs say -
Damning report on long-term care system blames uneven #funding and a lack of a plan for failure
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/20/government-has-brought-adult-social-care-in-england-to-its-knees-mps-say
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices
#ToryIndifference
Government urged to tackle #poverty to help the #NHS
#Healthcare delays in DeprivedCommunities mean greater need for expensive emergency treatment, research finds
https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2024/mar/18/poverty-in-the-uk-shorter-less-healthy-lives
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Austerity #FalseEconomy #UnderfundingPublicServices
#Birmingham’s cuts reveal the ugly truth about #Britain in 2024: the state is abandoning its people
First it was #austerity. Now it’s something even worse: the suggestion that people didn’t need vital #LocalServices to begin with
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/17/birmingham-britain-state-cuts-austerity-local-services
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices
#Patients foot the bill for cuts as #NHSEngland #dental charges rise 45% in a decade
#Dentists say there is a ‘black hole’ in funding for dental treatment in #England, with further 4% increase to come next month
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/16/patients-foot-the-bill-for-cuts-as-nhs-dental-charges-rise-45-in-a-decade
#ToryPoliciesInAction #NHS #UnderfundingPublicServices #BreakThenPrivatise
Revealed: #homeless #children spending entire lives in #TemporaryHousing in #England
Thousands of families have not found permanent accommodation for more than a decade, according to alarming new research
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/09/homeless-kids-england-childhood-temporary-housing-families
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices
#Private#ospitals ‘cannibalising’ #NHS in #England by doing 10% of elective operations
Campaigners say #Health service cannot provide care quickly because of underinvestment, which is allowing firms to ‘make a killing
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/08/private-hospitals-cannibalising-nhs-in-england-by-doing-10-of-elective-operations
#ToryPoliciesInAction #NHSEngland #BreakThenPrivatise #UnderfundingPublicServices
Years of delays to #RapeTrials a ‘significant #injustice’, says judge
More than 180 alleged #RapeVictims have faced more than two years of delays since case first went to #court
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/06/years-of-delays-to-trials-a-significant-injustice-says-judge
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices #CourtsSystem #SlowJusticeIsNoJustice #ToryIndifference
Nearly one in 10 #English #councils expect to go bust in next year, survey finds -
Annual poll of #CouncilLeaders and top managers finds near total collapse in confidence in their #FinancialViability
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/28/nearly-one-in-10-english-councils-expect-to-go-bust-in-next-year-survey-finds
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Austerity #UnderfundingPublicServices [Time for #NoTaxCuts]
Cash-strapped #London #council starts #crowdfunding drive to pay for #GreenUpgrades
#Southwark asks residents to invest as little as £5 to help fund #EcoProjects such as #CycleHangars and #SchoolUpgrades
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/28/cash-strapped-london-council-starts-crowdfunding-drive-to-pay-for-green-upgrades
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices
#HMRC struggling to cope as customer service levels hit ‘#AllTimeLow’
New report notes ‘continued decline’ and rising call-waiting times as ‘fiscal drag’ pulls growing numbers of people into an ailing system
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/feb/28/hmrc-struggling-to-cope-as-customer-service-levels-hit-all-time-low
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices
Most #schools facing #RealTermsCuts since 2010 thanks to #Tories, analysis shows
Urgent investment of £12.2bn needed to reverse effects of 14 years of #austerity, unions say
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/feb/24/schools-england-real-terms-cuts-since-2010-tories
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Education #UnderfundingPublicServices
'The #SpecialNeeds crisis: children don’t deserve this chaos
By failing to adequately fund their own policy, ministers have created a destructive standoff between families, councils and #schools
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/19/the-guardian-view-on-the-special-needs-crisis-children-dont-deserve-this-chaos
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Education #SEND #UnderfundingPublicServices #ToryIndifference
Hundreds of #children with #SpecialNeeds wait a year for support in #England
In some areas young people have been waiting more than two years for plan detailing help they require, FoI reveals
Analysis: responsibilities were heaped on #councils as #funding shrank
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/feb/18/hundreds-of-children-with-special-needs-wait-a-year-for-support-in-england
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Education #UnderfundingPublicServices
#Hospital admissions for easily treatable #STIs rise amid funding cuts in #England
#Council spending on #SexualHealthServices down by more than a third since 2013, #Guardian analysis finds
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/16/hospital-admissions-for-sexual-health-conditions-rise-amid-funding-cuts-in-england
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Austerity #UnderfundingPublicServices #ToryFinancialIncompetence #IdeologyBeforeHealth
#CrimeVictims die while waiting for #justice as #England and #Wales #LegalSystem ‘on its knees’
‘Shameful’ backlogs in cases are causing severe #MentalHealth problems, says #VictimsCommissioner
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/03/victims-crime-die-waiting-justice-backlogs-mental-health-commissioner-england-wales
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Austerity #UnderfundingPublicServices
When a #CitizensAdvice has to close despite demand being ‘off the scale’
In #Mansfield, the council could not afford the funding needed by a service that is vital to one of the #UK’s most deprived areas
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/03/citizens-advice-closing-mansfield-council-funding
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Austerity #UnderfundingPublicServices
#Charities warn of ‘devastating knock-on impact’ of #EnglishCouncils’ #FinancialCrisis
Exclusive: Local voluntary groups forced to cut services or close as council funding pulled
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/03/charities-warn-devastating-knock-on-impact-english-councils-financial-crisis
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Austerity #UnderfundingPublicServices