The demand for adult social care qualifications is set to rise dramatically over the next four years according to a new report the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) published today.
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Skills for Care has launched a spotlight on supporting social care employers with workforce retention, through October and November. The organisation, which provides information, tools, and resources to support the
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One child every second will be affected by the widely opposed cut to Universal Credit (UC) on average over the next month, a charity has warned. Save the Children is
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A family member of a young cancer patient receiving treatment at a children’s hospital said the building “was not fit for purpose”. The witness, who asked to remain anonymous, spent
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The Secretary of State can compel Stormont to act to implement abortion legislation due to the supremacy of Parliament, the high court has heard. Peter Coll QC, acting for Brandon
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One in three babies stillborn at two hospitals in South Wales may have survived had it not been for serious clinical mistakes, a review has found. The Independent Maternity Oversight
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A 21-month-old girl was murdered by a babysitter after the Probation Service failed to pass on information suggesting he posed a potential risk to children, a serious case review has
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Adult social care staff will see their pay rise to more than £10 per hour as part of a £300 million plan to help the health and care sector through
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Health leaders and charities have urged the Government to increase public health spending, as analysis reveals it has fallen by around a quarter in real terms over six years. England’s
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The Scottish Government has been urged to make misogyny a hate crime in response to the “national emergency” of violence against women. The Labour justice spokeswoman, Pauline McNeill, issued the
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