New law to improve protection of vulnerable people
Some of the most vulnerable people in society will be better protected against abuse and poor care as a result of new legislation coming into force today.
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Some of the most vulnerable people in society will be better protected against abuse and poor care as a result of new legislation coming into force today.
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Care for the elderly and infirm could be threatened by the recession as care homes come under pressure to cut costs, the head of a new “super-regulator” told The Times.
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A crucial meeting has been arranged after members of a civil rights action group formed a blockade outside the city council’s social services department in Birmingham.
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A Surrey social worker who had sex with a teenage girl has been struck off. Thomas Ritzler was jailed for two years and four months at Guildford Crown Court last November for sleeping with the 14-year-old.
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BIRMINGHAM’S “inadequate” social services for children at risk of abuse show little sign of improving, the city council has admitted.
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Inquiries into the deaths of two vulnerable babies have uncovered “systematic failings” in care services at a West Yorkshire council.
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Existing regulations governing the standard of care delivered by health and adult social care services will be replaced next year. From 2010-11, the new Care Quality Commission will register all providers against a single set of requirements to do with safety and quality of care.
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Detectives have arrested three people in connection with an investigation at a private care home. The Express understands the owner of Woodlands, on Nostell Lane, Ryhill, is among those currently in custody at Wood Street Police Station.
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A new website has been created to assist professionals who work with unpaid family carers. The site has been developed by the Princess Royal Trust.
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Two reports produced today by the Healthcare Commission suggest older people are often denied access to the full range of mental health services available to younger adults and that improvements are needed to adult community specialist mental health services.
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