Conference on child trafficking in Scotland
A one day conference focusing on children and young people who are victims of trafficking will take place on October 29 in Glasgow. The conference will be chaired by Beth
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Category: Care News
‘Huge variation’ in talking therapy waiting times
Too many people diagnosed with anxiety or depression face “unacceptably long waits” for therapy, a charity has warned. Mind has called for more investment in mental health after new figures
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Praise for outgoing Welsh social services minister
The chair of Care Forum Wales, Mario Kreft MBE, has praised the former Welsh Government deputy social services minister, Gwenda Thomas, after her surprise departure from government following Carwyn Jones’
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Report urges lifestyle awareness of Dementia risks
Health officials should run an “it’s never too late” campaign to make the public aware of lifestyle changes they could make to help stave off dementia, a new report suggests.
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33% of British women suffer domestic abuse, new survey
One in three women in Britain have suffered domestic violence according to a new poll, which found more than a third of the victims had kept it a secret from
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NI mental health patients ‘to get refusal right’
Northern Ireland is expected to become the first place in the world to give everybody with or without mental health problems equal rights to refuse treatment, an expert said. The
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Care worker remanded in custody on murder charge
A care worker has been remanded in custody charged with attempted murder and making threats to kill. Melissa Swift, who was charged by West Midlands Police after staff and residents
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Draft guidance for Residential Child Care Workers in Wales
The Care Council for Wales (CCW) have announced draft practice guidance for residential child care workers. The Residential Child Care Worker builds on the Code of Practice for Social Care
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Highlights from NI Practice Teaching Symposium
The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) have published details of their 2014 Practice Teaching Symposium which was attended by Practice Teachers, On-site Supervisors, Tutors and Service Users with an
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Bowel Screening Wales launches care worker guidance
Bowel Screening Wales has launched two new booklets to support carers and care agency staff in helping someone to complete a bowel screening kit. One booklet is aimed at carers
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