Plymouth’s St. Luke’s hospice day care centre to close
Plymouth’s St. Luke’s day care centre, which provides support for more than 70 patients, is set to close. The decision has been made by the charity to enable it to
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Care data leaflets being sent out to all English households
NHS England has confirmed millions of English homes will be sent information on its plans to use patient information this week. Over the next month, some 26.5m addresses in England
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PHE publishes Children and Young People’s Health Outcomes Framework
The Child and Maternal (ChiMat) Health Intelligence Network has published a first version of the Children and Young People’s Health Outcomes Framework. This new resource brings together and builds on
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Thousands more foster families needed in 2014
At least 8,600 new foster families are needed across the UK during 2014 to provide stable, secure and loving homes for the record numbers of fostered children, according to figures
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Rotherham ‘well-placed’ to tackle child exploitation, report finds
Rotherham MBC is ‘ahead of the game’ on tackling local cases of child sexual exploitation, according to an independent review. Analysis of services led by independent chair of Rotherham’s local
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Mental health nurses to be based at police stations and courts
Care and Support Minister, Norman Lamb, announces £25 million of funding to join up police and courts with mental health services. An extra £25 million of funding for mental health
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Short-term planning increases cost of adult social care, says charity
Local authorities are being forced to make short-term decisions for adults with learning disabilities – often deciding social care packages based on a one-year ahead view of their lives –
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Devon residential home at centre of abuse probe to remain closed
A residential home whose residents were alleged victims of sexual abuse will remain closed while the county council considers the future of care services across Devon. Admissions to Birchen Lane
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Care UK revamps benefits offering with launch of online portal
Care UK has revamped its benefits offering with the launch of an online portal to give nurses, carers and remote workers easy access to its employee reward scheme. The health
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Residential care reforms tighten scrutiny on council decisions
Councils have been warned against locating vulnerable children far from their homes, as residential care reforms increase scrutiny on town hall decision-making. Regulation changes set for introduction at the end
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