New study shows 17% of Scots population are carers
A new analysis of the extent of unpaid caring in Scotland has shown that around 759,000 people are caring for a relative, friend or neighbour – around 17 per cent
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Report into care at Scotland’s secure units published
A new report into the care being provided by five secure children’s units across Scotland has been published today. The report follows joint inspections by the Care Inspectorate and the
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Prison conditions ‘no better than in 1990 riot’
Conditions in prisons are as bad now as they were at the time of one of Britain’s worst jail riots, a former lord chief justice has warned. The system is
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Deceased MP’s name given to child abuse probe
The name of a dead Labour MP has been passed to an investigation into an alleged paedophile network, it has emerged. The Church of England said it had passed an
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Minister urges sector input as Care Act feedback deadline approaches
With one week left before the DH consultation on care costs closes, Minister of State for Care and Support, Norman Lamb, is urging the sector to participate. The consultation seeks
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New resource to support substance misuse social workers
The first-ever national document to outline how social workers should respond when working with someone with alcohol and drugs problems has been launched. Leading social work and health organisations have
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Academy research highlights Scotland’s health inequalities
The Health and Social Care Academy has published its latest thinkpiece, The Right To Health: Health Inequalities in Scotland, highlighting the issue of Scotland’s growing health inequalities. The thinkpiece has been produced
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New Social Research Centre opens at Swansea University
?Minister for Finance and Government Business, Jane Hutt AM, officially launched a new social research centre at an event at Swansea University yesterday. The Administrative Data Research Centre Wales, led
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Care home residents moved out following five deaths
A local authority is moving its residents from a care home following the launch of a police inquiry in to the death of five residents. The action has been taken
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NI charity launch mental health vehicle for rural communities
The Niamh Louise Foundation today held a pre-launch of their new service which is a vehicle especially deisgned to offer support to rural communities and those living in isolation. The
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