Expert urges people to get help for self-harm
World Self-Injury Awareness Day is on Saturday 1 March and one of the UK’s leading experts in self-harm and suicide is joining the call to try and raise awareness of
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Social work education review recommends 22 areas of improvement
A DH commissioned review of social work education has made 22 recommendations, including increased specialisation and fast-track entry routes for top graduates into adult services. The review, carried out by
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Three men charged over ‘historic sex abuse’ at school for vulnerable
Three men have been charged with a catalogue of historic alleged sex offences at a school for vulnerable children. The trio are accused of a total of 53 sex abuse
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Over 200 absconders from Hackney’s John Howard Centre in last 13 years
Over 200 people have absconded from a mental health hospital in Hackney over the last 13 years. In the past four years there were 95 absconders from Homerton’s, John Howard
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NICE calls for greater awareness about domestic violence and abuse
Health care professionals should receive training so that they can recognise the signs of domestic violence and abuse and ensure that those affected are aware of the help and support
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New research links nursing cutbacks directly to patient death rates
Nursing cutbacks are directly linked to higher patient death rates in hospitals, a major study has found. Every extra patient added to a nurse’s workload increases the risk of death
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Portsmouth’s youth offending work criticised as ‘poor’
Government inspectors have criticised youth offending work in Portsmouth for not doing enough to stop reoffending or to protect victims. An HM Inspectorate of Probation report said the city’s youth
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Culverhouse serious case review finds health professionals at fault
A serious case review has found failings by health professionals who missed opportunities to save a baby girl killed by her ex-soldier father who was wounded in Afghanistan. The report
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Daniel Pelka case makes children’s social care savings ‘impossible’
Coventry City Council has said it is “impossible” to make savings in its children’s social care budget because of a rise in demand following the death of Daniel Pelka in
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Seminar series to highlight benefits of mobile working in social care
Tech firm, TotalMobile, is launching a series of social care seminars in March, looking at how advances in mobile technology can benefit social care workers and service users. The first
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