Care home arrest after staff and residents take ill
Police have made an arrest after several people from a care home in West Bromwich were taken ill with symptoms similar to food poisoning. The arrest was made at Goldfield
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Youth offenders prison labelled ‘unsafe’ by inspectors
A Leicestershire young offenders prison has been heavily criticised as “unsafe” in a new report which exposes concerns over bullying, violence and self-harm. The report, published by Nick Hardwick, Chief
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Council spending ‘cut by nearly 30% since 2010’
Council spending will have fallen by nearly 30% by the end of the current parliament as a result of government funding reductions, an analysis of expenditure by The Chartered Institute
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Union hits out at ‘grotesque’ NMC registration fee hike
The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) plan to increase its registration fee by 20 per cent has been branded as ‘grotesque’. Unite, which represents about 25,000 nurses and community nurses
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Rouse urges Care Act feedback as two weeks remain for contributions
Jon Rouse, Director General for social care, local government and care partnerships, has outlined the importance for people to give their views on the Care Act. He said: “It may
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Skills for Care launch new animation to promote Amabassador roles
Skills for Care has launched a new animation for employers who want to know more about signing up to I Care…Ambassadors. I Care…Ambassadors are enthusiastic people, currently working in direct
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Major research initiative aims to combat cancer and rare diseases
The UK is set to become the world leader in ground-breaking genetic research into cancer and rare diseases, which will transform how diseases are diagnosed and treated, thanks to a
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Essex social worker suspended for falsifying case records
Social worker Andrew Charles Mills has been suspended from the HCPC Register for falsifying the case records concerning two service users whilst working in one of the children in care
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England records 62% rise in dementia diagnoses
Provisional figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show 344,000 patients in England had a recorded diagnosis of dementia in 2013-14. This is a rise from 319,000
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Safeguarding rules change could take £88 million from care budgets
Councils are warning that changes to rules which govern how local authorities safeguard people receiving care and support could have a detrimental impact on the vulnerable and push social care
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