Child Abuse Could Rise During ‘Crunch’
THERE is a risk child abuse may rise as economic gloom takes grip and local leaders have urged every resident in Perth and Kinross to help safeguard the county’s kids.
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THERE is a risk child abuse may rise as economic gloom takes grip and local leaders have urged every resident in Perth and Kinross to help safeguard the county’s kids.
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An investigation is under way after a man died in a fire at an Angus sheltered housing complex at the weekend. Police said the man, who was in his 50s and has not been named, died after being rescued at Blackfriars Court in Montrose.
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A new health and care centre is to be built in Carrick following the approval of funding by the Health Minister. The £9 million complex, which will replace the ageing facilities on Taylor’s Avenue, forms part of an investment package announced last week by Michael McGimpsey.
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The first national report on HIV-related stigma in Ireland has revealed that half of people living with the condition face discrimination from their own friends.
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A new study of people living with the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis (MS) has shown the true economic cost amounts to more than 67 million pounds a year in Wales.
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Dozens of young people known to social services and youth offending teams across Wales could be at “significant risk” of sexual exploitation a shock new report reveals.
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Health chiefs are considering splitting social care funding into separate schemes for people of working age and those in retirement.
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Councils should give vulnerable residents up to eight weeks of free social care to keep them out of hospital, according to a groundbreaking report.
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BUCKINGHAMSHIRE’S top child protection boss today slammed “totally wrong” attacks on social workers over the Baby P scandal. Buckinghamshire County Council leader David Shakespeare said child social workers were “vitally important” and did not deserve widespread deionisation.
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Telecare is expected to play a key role in the Government’s first ever National Dementia Strategy, and will improve models of care to better support people with dementia, their families and carers.
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