A nursery in Aberdeenshire has been told it must make urgent improvements or face the cancellation of its registration to operate. The Care Inspectorate has served a formal improvement notice
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A 99-year-old with dementia was immersed in a scalding hot bath by a female care assistant who had been in “a bad mood”, a jury has heard. The victim is
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Alzheimer’s disease may affect the brain differently in African-Americans than white Americans of European descent, scientists have said. Researchers who conducted the study in the United States said their findings
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A major new study will see nearly 6,000 schoolchildren take part in a trial to test whether mindfulness training can improve their mental health. Mindfulness – described by the NHS
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Scots housing and care provider Bield has been awarded funding to help it introduce and boost initiatives that directly improve the lives of older people across Scotland particularly for those
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Almost two-thirds of children in poverty are living with parents who work, according to a new study. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found that, while levels of absolute child
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The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) have issued a warning about a man in the Merthyr area who they say is impersonating a member of Welsh Government or
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has expressed disappointment over the lack of progress being made in Rotherham’s child protection services. The regulator has today published a review of how effectively
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NHS England has said it will take urgent action after finding a “high level of inappropriate use of psychotropic drugs in people with learning disabilities”. A report estimated that up
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The Government has been defeated in the House of Lords over plans to introduce a blanket ban on so-called legal highs. Peers voted by 178 to 139, majority 39, in
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