MP calls for end to pay ‘scandal’ involving care workers
Too many care workers are being “treated shabbily” in a sector where the zero hours culture is “deeply entrenched”, a Labour MP has warned. Andrew Smith branded it a “scandal”
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New rights to complain for Welsh service users
People in Wales who fund their own social care or receive palliative care will be able to make complaints about those services to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales (PSOW)
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May apologises to abuse survivors over government abuse probe
Theresa May has apologised following the resignation last week of the second chairwoman of the inquiry into historical allegations of child sex abuse. The Home Secretary said the first meeting
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BMA report slams child protection in criminal justice
Hundreds of children in custody were already among the “most vulnerable individuals in our society” before they were jailed, and have been continually let down by agencies whose job it
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Savile victims await court decision on compensation
Scores of women who say they were sexually abused by television personality Jimmy Savile are waiting for the result of a Court of Appeal fight which might affect the future
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Reports explore protection measures of vulnerable Scots
The Care Inspectorate today published two new assessments of how well children and vulnerable adults in Scotland are protected from abuse, neglect and harm. The report on the effectiveness of
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New survey reveals care work as most fulfilling profession
British workers across all sectors regard social care as the most fulfilling profession to work in – and social workers themselves agree – according to a survey carried out by
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Borders Council to restructure adult care provision
Scottish Borders Council (SBC) has announced plans to restructure its adult care provision, moving services to a council-owned care company from April 2015. The Arms Length Council Owned company (ALEO)
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DoLS process in Wales needs to be more streamlined
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) process in Wales must be more streamlined and less bureaucratic if it is to be truly effective, a new report commissioned by the Welsh
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Workers ‘profoundly troubled’ over end-of-life care wishes
A third of nurses have been unable to fulfil their patients’ dying wishes because they do not have enough time, according to a survey. Many healthcare workers are “profoundly troubled”
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