The APEL Route To Social Work
Care Appointments meets two men who’ve made the transition from Social Care to Social Work… So just what exactly is Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL)? In basic terms, it’s
Read MoreCare Appointments meets two men who’ve made the transition from Social Care to Social Work… So just what exactly is Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL)? In basic terms, it’s
Read More{mosimage}The Government is to help care providers stamp out abuse by workers by issuing an online step by step guide.
Speaking at the launch of the guide, Care Services Minister, Ivan Lewis, underlined social care providers’ statutory obligation to report incidents of abuse to the authorities.
He said: “Abuse of vulnerable adults in any form is intolerable. We are determined to stamp it out. This guidance will help care providers uncover abusers and help us ban them from the workplace. It is the latest in a series of measures we have introduced to help keep vulnerable adults safe.”
Read MoreMiles Cooper reports on the Gender Equality Duty…
Read MoreThree months after being sacked, the workers who blew the whistle on the management of children’s homes in Wakefield are facing up to a tough struggle to see justice done.
Read MoreThousands of families may be forced to pay “top-up fees” for the care of elderly loved ones due to a multi-million-pound shortfall in government funding.
Read MoreA national review of mental health nursing in Scotland and a five-year action plan on how to develop this workforce has now been published.
Read MoreThe first ever report on the quality of Childminding in Scotland has given a powerful insight into one of the nation’s most important childcare services.
Read MoreA nursing expert with the sole brief to improve standards in care homes for older people has been appointed by Scotland’s care regulator.
Read MoreThe Care Commission’s Director of Adult Services Regulation recently met with Highland Council to discuss challenges faced by care home owners in meeting the Scottish Ministers’ National Care Standards.
Read More{mosimage} The Scottish Executive’s response to the Care 21 report, The Future of Unpaid Care in Scotland, has been set out in the form of a 10-year vision that has four immediate priority areas for action.
The priorities are:
– Young carers: a strategic approach to ensure that young carers’ needs are addressed within the supporting children agenda
– Carers’ breaks: focused work to deliver improved access, flexibility and quality to these critical services for carers
– Carers’ health: a commitment to safeguard the health of carers
– Carer training: action to improve carer training locally through NHS Carer Information Strategies. Also to develop a national training framework to help carers develop knowledge and skills to manage their role and minimise the impact of caring on their health.