Battling The Stigma of Hepatitis C
Care Appointments profiles an innovative campaign, launched to raise awareness of Hepatitis C and tackle stigma among care professionals across Scotland…
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Read MorePolice forces across the UK have lost track of the whereabouts of 322 convicted sex offenders, a newspaper has reported. Using the Freedom of Information Act, the News of the World asked all 50 forces in England and Wales how many sex offenders are missing. They are required to inform police and probation officers of their addresses.
{mosimage}The Home Office said the sex offenders’ register was a “powerful operational tool” which had a 97% compliance rate.
The Metropolitan Police said 88 offenders from London were missing, the News of the World found. Its investigation also revealed West Midlands Police had lost 25 sex offenders and Greater Manchester 18.
Released sex offenders are supposed to be monitored by officials working under Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements.
But according to the News of the World, registered sex offenders have used a loophole in the system allowing them to register vague addresses in order to disappear.
Michelle Elliott, founder and director of the child protection charity Kidscape, called it “unacceptable” that registered sex offenders could go missing. Last year, one paedophile who breached register conditions was allowed to give his address as “woods” after moving from “a tent near Guildford leisure centre”, the paper claimed.
Read MoreDraft standards for all residential care have been announced by Ireland’s Minister for Health Mary Harney. The draft standards contain new initiatives such as individual care plans for patients and a minimum quota of 50 per cent of care staff to have FETAC level 5 or an equivalent qualifications.
Read MorePregnant women who drink a few cups of coffee a day are not at increased risk of premature birth or having a low-birth-weight baby, scientists report. Previous research showed that caffeine stays in the system longer in pregnant women and passes easily to the growing baby, who cannot readily metabolise it.
Read MoreMore than half of people would turn to therapists such as faith healers rather than endure long NHS waiting lists, according to a new poll. And more than two thirds (67%) believe in the psychic powers of mediums and clairvoyants, 54% in ghosts, and 41% in an intelligent life on another planet, the poll found.
Read MoreParents who teach their children to take care crossing a road may be neglecting a greater danger by living next to one. Researchers have found that young people growing up in homes within 500 metres of a major road suffer significant damage to their lungs from exhaust fumes.
Read MoreA care home for the elderly may be forced to close because its bedrooms are too small. West Sussex County Council will hold a public meeting on Monday to decide the future of Burrscrofte in Shoreham. Four elderly people live in the home, with 25 other rooms used for intermediate care, short-stay and respite accommodation.
Read MoreStandards in education for students with learning difficulties in further education is “uneven”, Ofsted says. It found 18 of the 22 colleges it visited lacked expertise in assessing students’ capabilities. This made it difficult to measure their progress.
Read MoreA crisis is building in services which provide care for the elderly and most vulnerable as councils find their budgets squeezed by inadequate Government funding, it has been claimed. The stark warning was made by bosses at Suffolk County Council as the authority confirmed it will be recommending a tax rise of 4.5%.
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