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Category: Care News
NI Health Minister to open new NSPCC Helpline
Health Minister Jim Wells will today open Northern Ireland’s first NSPCC adult helpline in a bid to protect even more vulnerable children. The new NSPCC Adult Helpline Base in Belfast,
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CQC dementia review finds unacceptable gaps in services
A major review into the care provided to people living with dementia by the Care Quality Commission found an unacceptable gap in the quality of care that means people are
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National Crime Agency to lead Rotherham inquiry
The National Crime Agency (NCA) will lead an investigation into outstanding allegations of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham. The NCA said it was taking on the inquiry following a request
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Call for LGA to raise levels of pay in care sector
The GMB union and Care England have written a joint open letter to Councillor David Sparks OBE Chair of Local Government Association (LGA) setting out a joint concern over earnings
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Thousands of health staff walk out in pay strike
Hundreds of thousands of health workers have walked out on strike, many for the first time in their lives, in protest at the Government’s decision not to give them a
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New research warns of isolation crisis for older men
A growing generation of older men is facing a future of increased isolation. Meanwhile, the number of older men aged 65+ living alone is projected to rise by 65% between
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Councils advised about care charging following Tameside complaint
The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) is advising councils that they cannot significantly change contractual funding arrangements for current care home residents because they alter the way they commission care. With
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Report shows continuing fall in Scots childcare providers
A continuing fall in the number of providers offering childcare services in Scotland is revealed in a new report published by The Care Inspectorate today. The ‘Early Learning and Childcare
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Council ordered to pay £86k legal bill in dementia case
Milton Keynes Council, whose social services department was censured by a judge for the “woefully inadequate” way it dealt with an elderly former magistrate with severe dementia, has been ordered
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