Stab victim social worker hits out at lack of employer support
The County Durham social worker who almost died when she was stabbed by a mental health patient has broken her silence on the lack of support for social workers. Speaking
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Think-tank: give zero-hours contract workers fixed-hours employment
Workers on controversial zero-hours contracts should get a legal right to a fixed-hours arrangement after 12 months, a think-tank has concluded. The Resolution Foundation’s suggestion came as part of a
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Review of neglect cases finds children not getting adequate support
A review of 124 cases of neglect across England found a “mixed picture” in the quality of responses from local authorities and other agencies, Ofsted said. Children were being left
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New ‘Care Certificate’ pilot for social care workers & healthcare assistants
Following the publication of Robert Francis QC’s report into the failings of Mid Staffordshire Hospital, Camilla Cavendish was asked to review the roles of healthcare assistants and social care workers
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UK’s biggest care home provider fined £170K over resident death
The UK’s biggest care home provider has been ordered to pay £170,000 in fines and costs after a vulnerable resident choked to death on fish and chips during an entertainment
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Headcount census shows slight increase in NHS workforce
The number of people working for the NHS in England has increased slightly, Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) figures show. Over 1.36 million people were working for the
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Daniel Pelka: Council children’s service not improving quickly enough
Children’s services at the council which was heavily criticised for failings over the death of four-year-old Daniel Pelka have been criticised for not improving quickly enough after being branded inadequate
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Council criticised as man charged for care services he did not want or use
A Walsall man has been given no option but to live in an extra care housing scheme – and pay care charges for a service he neither used nor wanted,
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Gloucestershire care home rapist Colin Stokes jailed for 14 years
A care worker who raped three vulnerable women at the home he worked in has been jailed for 14 years. Colin Stokes, 48, attacked the women – aged 32, 50
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Mental health nurse admits £7,000 timesheet fraud
A mental health nurse defrauded a healthcare recruitment company out of more than £7,000 by making false claims about the number of hours he had worked. Ian McPhee carried out
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