Archbishop To Address Jails Crisis
The Archbishop of Canterbury is due to deliver the Prison Reform Trust’s annual lecture as the debate continues over the crisis surrounding the UK’s prison system.
Read MoreThe Archbishop of Canterbury is due to deliver the Prison Reform Trust’s annual lecture as the debate continues over the crisis surrounding the UK’s prison system.
Read MoreA new database from the Commission for Social Care Inspection rating adult social care in all 150 local authorities in England has shown that all but six councils are now investing in telecare.
Read MoreParamedics could be given the right to refuse to pick up patients who call ambulances for minor problems, under plans announced by the health minister Andy Burnham.
Read MoreA child who was given the wrong vaccination because of a mix-up over names and a new mother who almost bled to death following poor treatment at an acute hospital are among complaints received by England’s health watchdog, its first report on patients’ concerns reveals.
Read MoreThe British Red Cross has launched a new online shop enabling medical professionals and the public to choose from an extensive range of Independent Living products and gadgets to help older and disabled people maintain their independence.
Read MoreRecent newspaper headlines have suggested that doctors’ pay is responsible for the financial crisis in the NHS. In this week’s BMJ, two experts go head to head over whether the remuneration is justified.
Read MoreReforms to urgent care services are overlooking GPs in favour of non-medically qualified staff, the BMA says. Urgent care is defined as the range of services for people with problems which require urgent attention, but which are generally not-life threatening.
Read MoreThe number of people claiming incapacity benefit because of mental illness has reached an all-time high of 1.1m, say the Conservatives. Figures obtained by the Tories show a huge rise in the numbers of people with drug and alcohol problems or suffering from stress and depression.
Read MoreThe General Social Care Council (GSCC) has registered the 90,000th registrant on the Social Care Register. The Social Care Register enables people who use social care services and the public to check that social care workers are trained, accountable and of good character.
Read MoreA Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council (GSCC) has decided the case of a social worker from Scunthorpe who was alleged to have breached the Code of Practice for Social Care Workers by engaging in inappropriate relationships with service users.
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