£3million Blackburn With Darwen Social Care Contract Cancelled
A £3MILLION contract to care for elderly and disabled people has been cancelled after a sudden increase in missed home visits.
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A £3MILLION contract to care for elderly and disabled people has been cancelled after a sudden increase in missed home visits.
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A strike by 21 council staff in Glasgow could mean minor offenders receiving jail terms instead of being sentenced in the community.
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The NSPCC in Derry have launched a new service to support children and parents living with domestic violence. The Domestic Abuse Recovery and Support service will help families recover from the effects of domestic violence.
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Newly-qualified social workers in Wales will benefit from two guides intended to smooth their transition from students to full-time practitioners.
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ST HELENS council has avoided having to pick up the bill for “possibly the most expensive care package in the country”, after a High Court ruling.
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Welfare authorities are investigating alleged trauma suffered by disabled students using the services provided by a care manager at the centre of a fraud probe.
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Many children with special educational needs (SEN) are being let down by the education system, children’s secretary Ed Balls said last week, as he unveiled a £38m funding package aimed at boosting their achievements at school.
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The government’s IT system for social workers is putting children at risk, University of Nottingham researchers have found.
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NOTTINGHAM’S new head of children’s services says social workers should bypass their managers and go to him with concerns about their cases.
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Ofsted is considering introducing a “whistle-blower hotline” for social workers in light of the Baby P tragedy, the watchdog’s chief inspector said today.
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