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Jobs To Go As York Nursery Shuts

By The Press26th October 2007News England

Parents with children at a York nursery have been given a week to find alternative childcare after it announced it is to close.

Disgraced Hampshire Nurse Sturck Off After Deception Row

By The Southern Daily Echo26th October 2007News England

An NHS Direct nurse from Hampshire has been kicked out of nursing for failing to uphold the honesty and integrity of her profession.

Cuts Will Threaten Cheshire Elderly Care

By This Is Chesire26th October 2007News England

The most vulnerable people in society will suffer under planned budget cuts, warned County Councillor Rod Fletcher this week.

Argyll & Bute Council Social Work ‘Must Improve’

By BBC26th October 2007News Scotland

The quality of social work services in Argyll and Bute has to “significantly” improve, a watchdog has warned. The Social Work Inspection Agency (SWIA) examined all aspects of the local authority’s social work services.

Extra Social Work Calls See Child Protection Bill Soar

By The Scotsman26th October 2007News Scotland

A huge rise in calls to social services has seen Edinburgh’s annual bill for protecting vulnerable youngsters from abuse and neglect soar to £53 million.

Dundee Nurses In Uniform Storm

By The Daily Record26th October 2007News Scotland

Nurses say they have had to be cut out of uniforms splattered with patients’ vomit and blood.

Swansea Care Worker Stole £5,000 From Clients

By This Is Gloucestershire25th October 2007News Wales

Care home worker Emma Josef has been given a nine-month suspended jail sentence for stealing more than £5,000 from her special needs clients.

£21M Lincolnshire’s Service For Vunerable Gets Zero Rating

By This Is Lincolnshire25th October 2007News England

Services for the elderly, homeless and teenagers in care have seen no significant improvement. Lincolnshire’s Supporting People programme to help the sick, the poor and the needy has been given a zero rating by inspectors.

Jobs Cut Fears At Essex Cottage Hospitals

By This Is Total Essex25th October 2007News England

A shake-up of staffing at community hospitals in Maldon and Braintree is being considered by cash-strapped health chiefs – but they deny it will mean redundancies.