National Autistic Society To Demand Action From Local Authorities
Local authorities must appoint specific teams to help adults with autism, a major charity will demand.
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Local authorities must appoint specific teams to help adults with autism, a major charity will demand.
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As our elderly population grows and care resources are put under increasing pressure we need a national debate to focus on the quality of life in later years, says Janet Sillett
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A play that follows the lives of young care leavers as they grow up and branch out on their own opened in London this week. Written by David Harrower, 365 presents the stories of 14 teenagers, aged 16 – the point at which they leave care – and over.
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Almost half of community mental health patients in England are unable to access any out-of-hours care, an NHS inspectorate survey suggests.
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Rachel works in a voluntary sector organisation supporting vulnerable tenants in East London. She has also worked for a national charity working with people with learning difficulties. She spoke to Socialist Worker.
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A new national voluntary sector umbrella body that claims it will be the biggest representative of users of health and social care services across the UK held its inaugural conference this week in a bid to sign up members and decide which issues to address.
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The struggle for funding facing charities working with vulnerable and disenfranchised women speaks volumes about the crisis facing hundreds of thousands of single-issue voluntary groups working with those falling through the gaps in social care provision across the UK.
Read MoreThe Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) and the Department of Health have endorsed a new guide aimed at helping Local Authorities boost their overall performance in the care of blind and partially sighted adults.
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England’s director of mental health care today called for tougher standards for secure hospitals after it emerged that at least 116 mentally ill criminals escaped last year, more than 20 times the rate of escapes by offenders held in prison.
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The MS Society has been chosen by the Department of Health from over 120 applications to participate in the testing phase of a new scheme to ensure good quality information across the health and social care sector.
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