There are four weeks left for high-performing teams and organisations to enter the 2015 Accolades and gain recognition for the way their staff deliver services. The Accolades recognise good practice
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Parents are being encouraged to cut back on the amount of sugar they feed their children in a new Public Health England (PHE) campaign launched today. It comes as a
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East Lothian Council and NHS Lothian have launched two consultations on the integration of health and social care in the East Lothian. In April 2015, the new East Lothian Health
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The Crown Prosecution Service has issued new guidelines for prosecutors tackling domestic abuse, as authorities brace for a thousands-strong surge in such cases. In 2012/13 there were nearly 71,000 domestic
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Experts have warned that children are being put at risk as new figures show 11% of posts for permanent children’s social workers in England are unfilled. The vacancy rates vary
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A children’s social worker has described how the lack of resources is causing her colleagues to leave the profession. “Jane” – not her real name – recalled how a member
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Children leaving social care should be given greater support to prevent them from falling into a life of crime, researchers have said. A pilot scheme to address the often-neglected needs
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Elderly people are being warned not to store up their health problems for the holidays, for fear they will end up in busy emergency departments with more serious illnesses. A
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Half of all homeless people first take to the streets under the age of 21, with most suffering the experience more than once because of lack of help, according to
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Children and families across Scotland are set to benefit from funding awards totalling almost £15 million, announced by Scotland’s Acting Children’s Minister. The funding has been awarded to 132 voluntary
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