News round-up: Draft bill on social care in Queen's Speech
The issue of social care for disabled and elderly people was high on the news agenda as the new session of Parliament began. Earlier in the week, campaigners, charities and the Local Government Association had voiced concerns that plans to radically reform social care would not go far enough to tackle the problems in the current system, and might be delayed until the next Parliament.
On Wednesday, the Queen's Speech setting out the Government's agenda did include the announcement of a draft bill on overhauling care and support which, ministers said, would "put people in control of their care and give them greater choice", while simplifying the law on social care that is currently spread across a number of acts. Charities and care organisations welcomed the inclusion of these plans for reform, but were critical of the fact that it was only a draft Bill rather than full legislation, and that it still didn't tackle the issue of funding.
More of the week's headlines
Botox migraine jab set to be offered on NHS, says NICE (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Friday 11 May)
Shane Jenkin: Eye-gouge attacker due to be sentenced (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Friday11 May)
NHS 'can't cope' with multi-disease patients (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Thursday 10 May)
(The Guardian, Thursday 10 May)
Fight to control the Chen Guangcheng story (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Thursday 10 May)
(The Guardian, Thursday 10 May)
(The Telegraph, Thursday 10 May)
Remploy workers protest at Parliament over closures (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Wednesday 9 May)
Stem cell shield 'could protect cancer patients' (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Wednesday 9 May)
One in six cancers worldwide are caused by infection (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Wednesday 9 May)
Arthritis cases 'set to double to over 17m by 2030' (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Wednesday 9 May)
Ricky Gervais comedy Derek commissioned for full series (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Wednesday 9 May)
How offensive is the word 'lunatic'? (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Wednesday 9 May)
(Today, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Radio 4, Wednesday 9 May)
(Daily Mail, Wednesday 9 May)
'Bionic' woman Claire Lomas completes London Marathon (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Tuesday 8 May)
US drug company to pay $1.6bn over Depakote mis-selling (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Tuesday 8 May)
(The Guardian, Tuesday 8 May)
(The Guardian, Tuesday 8 May)
(The Guardian, Tuesday 8 May)
(The Guardian, Tuesday 8 May)
(The Guardian, Tuesday 8 May)
(Daily Mail, Tuesday 8 May)
(The Independent, Tuesday 8 May)
(Daily Mail, Tuesday 8 May)
(Daily Mirror, Monday 7 May)
(The Telegraph, Monday 7 May)
(The Telegraph, Monday 7 May)
(The Telegraph, Monday 7 May)
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng's uncertain future (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Monday 7 May)
Elephant Man memorial backed by the Mayor of Leicester (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Monday 7 May)
Thalidomide victims plea for permanent health grant (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Monday 7 May)
(The Guardian, Monday 7 May)
London 2012: Audio commentary for Paralympic ceremonies (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Sunday 6 May)
'Antipsychotic drugs made me want to kill myself' (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Sunday 6 May)
Using Avastin for eye condition wet AMD 'could save NHS £84m' (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Sunday 6 May)
(The Independent, Sunday 6 May)
Courses help cancer survivors face the future (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Saturday 5 May)
(The Telegraph, Friday 4 May)
(The Telegraph, Friday 4 May)
(The Guardian, Friday 4 May)
Breivik trial forces Norway to look again at insanity (Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Friday 4 May)
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