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Health Board apologise over ‘indefensible’ delays in treating severely-disabled teenager

Victims of sexual abuse should be paid compensation at ‘earliest possible moment’ to aid recovery

Woman with Down’s syndrome seeks legal challenge to ‘discriminatory’ abortion law

Growing number of children unhappy with lives in UK, study suggests

Cosla warns Scottish Government’s draft budget would impact child poverty targets

Innovative dementia learning event to tour Northern Ireland in March

Concern at ‘treatment lottery’ of people who have been suicidal receiving mental health assessments

Windrush review branding Home Office ‘institutionally racist’ was stripped out of earlier draft

Six jailed over ‘insidious and persistent’ sexual exploitation of young girls in Huddersfield

20th February 2020

Human rights charity warns Priti Patel over adequate access to justice for deportees

20th February 2020

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Health Board apologise over ‘indefensible’ delays in treating severely-disabled teenager

A judge has raised concerns about delays in treating a severely-disabled teenager thought to have had toothache for the best...

Victims of sexual abuse should be paid compensation at ‘earliest possible moment’ to aid recovery

Woman with Down’s syndrome seeks legal challenge to ‘discriminatory’ abortion law

Cosla warns Scottish Government’s draft budget would impact child poverty targets

Concern at ‘treatment lottery’ of people who have been suicidal receiving mental health assessments

Innovative dementia learning event to tour Northern Ireland in March

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Innovative dementia learning event to tour Northern Ireland in March

The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) in partnership with the Public Health Agency have announced they are bringing the...

First long-term study examines predictors of suicide attempts in young people

Research: A tenth of 14-year-olds blighted by poverty throughout their lives

18th February 2020

Resources: New toolkit launched to help improve future prospects of young adult carers

18th February 2020

‘Systemic failure’ by police to protect victims of domestic and sexual violence

Study suggests mortality from all causes over 40% higher in female domestic abuse survivors

18th February 2020

Study suggests having more than 10 sexual partners linked to increased cancer risk

14th February 2020

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Engage: Award-winning actress Dame Harriet Walter on tackling the topic of euthanasia

4th February 2020

The End follows a family of three generations trying to figure out how to die with dignity, live with none...

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Engage: Asian grooming gangs – how ethnicity made authorities wary of investigating child sexual abuse

28th January 2020

In the UK, the debate around so-called Asian grooming gangs and the sexual threat they pose to vulnerable white girls...

Engage: How Scotland is taking a revolutionary approach to looking after children in care

28th January 2020

Calls for more powers to protect women attending abortion clinics in Scotland

Engage: Care home death of 94-year-old war veteran should sound alarm bells in Government

15th January 2020

Test using smartphone camera can diagnose urinary tract infections in 25 minutes

Engage: New Government must introduce long-term funding settlement for social care

6th January 2020

Engage: Dedicated centre for grooming survivors in Rochdale aims to ‘transform pain into power’

25th November 2019

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Call for technology firms to urgently block child abuse images accessible ‘in just three clicks’

14th February 2020

Webwatch: Call to protect children with depression from accessing unsuitable apps

11th February 2020

Webwatch: Internet memes could help people with depression new study finds

6th February 2020

Reports, Resources & Guidance

Research: A tenth of 14-year-olds blighted by poverty throughout their lives

Research: A tenth of 14-year-olds blighted by poverty throughout their lives

Resources: New toolkit launched to help improve future prospects of young adult carers

Resources: New toolkit launched to help improve future prospects of young adult carers

Miles Apart: The Inadequacy Of Social Care Funding – Care England

on 11 February 2020

Miles Apart: The Inadequacy Of Social Care Funding – Care England

on 11 February 2020

Report: The Independent Care Review – Concluding reports and recommendations (Scotland)

on 05 February 2020

Report: The Independent Care Review – Concluding reports and recommendations (Scotland)

on 05 February 2020

Report: Sector Pulse Check – The impact of the changes to the social care sector (Hft)

on 04 February 2020

Report: Sector Pulse Check – The impact of the changes to the social care sector (Hft)

on 04 February 2020

Report: Staff Vacancies In Care Services 2018 – Care Inspectorate & Scottish Social Services Council

on 27 January 2020

Report: Staff Vacancies In Care Services 2018 – Care Inspectorate & Scottish Social Services Council

on 27 January 2020

Report: Deaths of looked after children in Scotland 2012-2018

on 14 January 2020

Report: Deaths of looked after children in Scotland 2012-2018

on 14 January 2020

New guidance calls for reduction in ‘out of area’ mental health treatment

on 20 December 2019

New guidance calls for reduction in ‘out of area’ mental health treatment

on 20 December 2019

Report: Scottish Social Services Council 2018/19 Annual Report

on 19 December 2019

Report: Scottish Social Services Council 2018/19 Annual Report

on 19 December 2019

Report: Working with people who commit hate crime – Iriss Insight

on 12 December 2019

Report: Working with people who commit hate crime – Iriss Insight

on 12 December 2019

Resources: The Core Capabilities Framework for Supporting Autistic People (DHSC)

on 26 November 2019

Resources: The Core Capabilities Framework for Supporting Autistic People (DHSC)

on 26 November 2019

Report: Ethical Care – A bold reform agenda for adult social care – IPPR

on 15 November 2019

Report: Ethical Care – A bold reform agenda for adult social care – IPPR

on 15 November 2019

Report: Skills For Life In Health And Care – Five goals for improving person-centred care

Report: Skills For Life In Health And Care – Five goals for improving person-centred care

Report: A Way Home Scotland – Improving Care Leavers Housing Pathways

Report: A Way Home Scotland – Improving Care Leavers Housing Pathways

Sheffield researchers advocate six months paid leave for end of life family carers

Sheffield researchers advocate six months paid leave for end of life family carers

Report: The Care England Manifesto – A Strategy for the Future of Long Term Care

Report: The Care England Manifesto – A Strategy for the Future of Long Term Care

Report: Autism and complex care needs – Mental Welfare Commission

Report: Autism and complex care needs – Mental Welfare Commission

Report: Digital capabilities for social workers- new stakeholders’ report

Report: Digital capabilities for social workers- new stakeholders’ report

Report: NHS Digital – Mental Health Act Detentions Annual Figures – England 2018-19

Report: NHS Digital – Mental Health Act Detentions Annual Figures – England 2018-19

Report: Clinical / Social Care Negligence Cases in Northern Ireland (2018/19)

on 25 October 2019

Report: Clinical / Social Care Negligence Cases in Northern Ireland (2018/19)

on 25 October 2019

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Mental Health Team Leader Kim McGinley doesn't sugarcoat the challenges she faces in her role, but even allowing for the...

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