Care worker training change urged after care home fall death
The son of a 100-year-old great grandmother who died after falling out of a body sling that her two carers were not trained to use called on the Government and
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Priest jailed over historic abuse at Hounslow children’s home
A “voyeuristic” Catholic priest has been jailed for three years for sexually abusing a vulnerable teenage boy at a children’s home. Father Anthony McSweeney, 68, preyed on the youngster while
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Quarriers step up campaign on learning disability hate crime
Scottish charity Quarriers are stepping up awareness of their campaign on learning disability hate crime by encouraging people to sign a pledge on their website to show their support. The
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Study finds parents frustrated with delays in autism diagnosis
A new study by researchers from Goldsmiths and City University found parents in the UK are waiting up to three and a half years to receive a diagnosis that their
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Care homes need better training for LGBT residents with dementia
Care home staff need greater training to deal with residents who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transexual (LGBT) and living with dementia, a new report claims. The ‘Over the Rainbow’
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Kate urges workers to end child mental health taboo
The Duchess of Cambridge has urged parents, teachers and healthcare workers to give child mental health the “focus it requires”. In a message to the Times, Kate welcomed steps to
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Councils suggest ‘disruption orders’ could stop child grooming
Predatory men suspected of grooming children for sex could be stopped immediately if a new type of banning order was introduced by the new government, local government leaders have said.
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NHS needs smaller workforce to improve efficiency, think tank
The NHS would be more efficient if it had a smaller workforce, a think-tank has suggested. Reform said that as around half the health service’s budget is spent on staffing,
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Scots under 30 at greatest risk of poverty, new report
Young adults under 30 now make up the biggest share of those experiencing poverty in Scotland, according to new research by the New Policy Institute (NPI) for the Joseph Rowntree
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Conferencing showing postive outcomes for NI young offenders
The effectiveness of youth conferences as a way of dealing proportionately with children who break the law has been examined in a report published today by Criminal Justice Inspection Northern
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