Council Denies ‘Quota’ Claim
A council at the centre of a controversial move to take a child into care at birth has seen a 100 per cent increase in kids it puts up for adoption in the last five years, we can reveal.
Read MoreA council at the centre of a controversial move to take a child into care at birth has seen a 100 per cent increase in kids it puts up for adoption in the last five years, we can reveal.
Read MoreThe social care workforce is ready to use more web-based methods of learning, according to Ipsos MORI research commissioned by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE).
Read MoreA child born to a labourer is six times more likely to suffer extreme poverty by the age of 30 than one born to a lawyer, a major study has revealed. In a remarkable portrait of childhood in Britain, academics have exposed a society in which inequalities are entrenched and social mobility is a myth.
Read MoreBeverley Hughes, the Children’s Minister, has responded to criticism about security issues surrounding ContactPoint, the new children’s database. In a letter to Family Law Week she states that:
Read MoreAn official report into Britain’s mental health services will warn tomorrow that there are significant gaps in care offered round the country. Many patients do not receive the quick and effective treatment they need.
Read MoreThe first human trial of a new schizophrenia drug has yielded promising results, report scientists. What sets apart the experimental drug from all other antipsychotics is its target in the brain – glutamate receptors rather than dopamine.
Read MoreA nurse stole a dying war veteran’s wallet to pay a telephone bill, Liverpool Magistrates’ Court heard. Veronica Harold, 47, admitted theft and fraud by falsely using 83-year-old Albert Davies’s Barclays Bank card to pay a £248 BT bill.
Read MorePsychiatric units should carry out regular audits of sexual behaviour, complaints and allegations of harassment or abuse psychiatrists are urging.
Read MoreA care home has pledged to improve its procedures after a probe into the death of an elderly resident. David Yorke, who stayed at Chichester Court Care Home in South Shields, died a few hours after being admitted to South Tyneside District Hospital last July.
Read MorePeople will get social care quicker under proposals by Devon County Council – but it could lead to job losses. Vulnerable people with more complex needs will have the most skilled and expensive resources faster.