New National Adoption Service for Wales goes live
A new service to speed up the adoption process in Wales has been launched by First Minister Carwyn Jones and the Minister for Health and Social Services Mark Drakeford. Launched
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Major roll out of telecare in Scotland
A £10 million fund to increase the number of people receiving diagnosis and treatment at home will support the roll-out of new technology across Scotland’s NHS. In a speech at
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Family Hubs plan to resolve family and social care crisis
Charity 4Children has set out plans to create new Children and Family Hubs in every disadvantaged locality – building on and extending the approach to integrated support pioneered in Sure
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Essex social worker struck off over service user risk
Social worker Gloria Foster has been struck off the HCPC Register for repeated failings amounting to misconduct whilst employed by Essex County Council. A panel of the HCPC Conduct and
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National summit calls for ‘rollback’ of antibiotic prescribing
At a summit today in London, GPs, hospital doctors, nurses and pharmacists are calling for binding national “rollback” targets on antibiotic prescribing to halt the relentless rise in antibiotic resistance.
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New poll reveals complexities of right-to-die debate
The public backs the principle of state-assisted suicide for the terminally ill but has serious concerns that in practice the system would be open to abuse, put undue pressure on
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Call for action-plan as UK set to miss preventable deaths targets
The UK will fail to meet international commitments on reducing deaths from preventable diseases unless it prioritises the prevention of ill health, a group of leading charities has warned. In
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Poll reveals 18% of young people have slept rough in past year
Nearly a fifth of young people in the UK have slept rough in the past year, according to a poll by a youth homelessness charity. It revealed that 18% of
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Ayrshire & Fife service users urged to share experiences
The ALLIANCE and Patient Opinion are working in partnership to pilot the Care Opinion website in two local areas; Ayrshire & Arran and Fife. People who use adult social care
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NI Health Minister underlines commitment to care reform
Health Minister, Jim Wells, has underlined his personal commitment to achieving transformation in health and social care services at Policy Forum NI’s ‘Transforming Your Care’ seminar. Addressing delegates at the
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