Physiotherapist Anthony J Donoghue has been struck off the HCPC Register for child pornography convictions at Maidstone Crown Court. A panel of the HCPC Conduct and Competence Committee heard that
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A total of 1.3 million adults received social services in England in 2012/13, a reduction of nine per cent on 2011/12 and 25 per cent on 2007/8. Among these 1.3
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Social worker Joseph David Brown has been struck off the HCPC Register for a voyeurism conviction at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. A panel of the HCPC Conduct and Competence Committee heard
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The turnaround time for child protection cases judged as high or complex needs has almost halved in some areas since the London multi-agency safeguarding hub (MASH) programme began in 2011,
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A new study has confirmed that people who are released from prison may need more psychological help when it comes to dealing with mental health issues and their transition back
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Ofsted has published proposals for a tough new framework to improve standards in children’s homes and drive up quality for the country’s most vulnerable children. The inspectorate is making its
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A new report in response to events at Winterbourne View Hospital is published today, providing information on hospital inpatients with learning disabilities in England. Of the 3,250 hospital inpatients included
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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is publishing new standards to help care homes tackle loneliness, depression and low self-esteem in older people. With the number of older
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A Sky News investigation has revealed up to one in 20 children in some parts of the country have been the subject of investigations into whether they are victims of
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Homeless women are not accessing the support of social services that they need to progress due to a lack of service coordination and the complex needs of the service users,
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