New Welsh legislation must herald ‘era of collaboration’
A social care leader has welcomed new legislation to beef up regulation of the sector but warns it will not work unless there is a “fundamental change of culture”. Care
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New regulation and inspection of social care in Wales
Care home owners will become more accountable for their services under a new law to strengthen the protection of children and adults and improve the quality of care and support
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Dementia research project launches with plea for participants
A nationwide online and telephone service that helps people to take part in dementia research studies has been launched this week. ‘Join Dementia Research’ promises to accelerate the pace of
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Disadvantaged children should get larger share of childcare budget
The next government should review priorities for childcare and early education in England to ensure a greater share of the £6.4 billion annual budget is spent on children from disadvantaged
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Tory peer defends lack of action on historic child abuse
A senior Tory has defended the party’s failure to more fully investigate past rumours of child sex abuse by politicians, insisting it was “not the Stasi”. Lord Dobbs, who held
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MPs reject abortion law amendment
A Conservative amendment to explicitly ban abortion on the basis of gender alone has been rejected by the Commons after MPs were told the backbench proposal would not change the
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Inspection: South Lanarkshire children’s services
A joint inspection of services in South Lanarkshire has recommended that improvements are made to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and young people. The inspection, carried out in June and
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Cameron announces £300m for Dementia research and staff training
More than £300 million is to be spent by the Government on research into dementia while all NHS staff will have to undergo training in the condition, Prime Minister David
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Mental health deaths in custody ‘were avoidable’
The deaths in custody of hundreds of people with mental health problems could have been avoided, according to an inquiry. Repeated basic errors, poor communication and a lack of rigorous
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Poor health and social care integration impacting on older people
Pensioners are receiving unacceptable levels of care from the NHS with hospitals being given financial incentives for “bed blocking”, according to an independent report. The investigation, by think-tank Localis and
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