The first Conservative-only Budget for almost 20 years was “regressive”, taking “much more” from the poor than the rich, a respected economic thinktank has found. The Institute for Fiscal Studies
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Midwives, obstetricians and gynaecologists should receive mandatory training about female genital mutilation (FGM), according to new guidelines on treating pregnant women who have undergone the procedure. The Royal College of
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Chemicals in tobacco may help trigger serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, a study suggests. New research shows that smoking can triple the chances of developing psychosis. Previously the fact
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A new report, ‘The hidden cost of dementia in Wales’, commissioned by Alzheimer’s Society, exposes the financial and human costs of dementia to society in Wales. It estimates that in
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Cardiff, alongside partner universities Bangor, Swansea, and South Wales, has been awarded £2.7M to lead the ‘PRIME Centre Wales’ for Primary and Emergency Care Research. The funding from Health and
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A new study finds the numbers of young people being accommodated by local authorities or homeless services across the UK to be over three times higher than those recorded by
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Young people with a background in care have taken part in a summer school at Cardiff University which aims to give them a taste of life as a student. Twenty
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The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) have made a recent lunchtime seminar on domestic abuse available to download. The “Tackling Domestic Abuse – Working inside and out of
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A good induction into the workplace is essential for social care workers in Wales. If carried out properly, it can help new workers understand the importance of person centred practice
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If you are currently resident in Northern Ireland (or the Republic of Ireland) and you have gained your social work qualification outside the jurisdiction in which you now reside, you
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