New £4million care home opens in Glasgow
A new £4 million care facility in Baillieston, Glasgow, that will provide care and support for vulnerable adults with mental health conditions has welcomed its new staff members following the
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Improving Links in Primary Care report launched
The ALLIANCE and the Royal College of General Practitioners (Scotland) (RCGP Scotland) have launched the Improving Links in Primary Care project report, which was funded by the Scottish Government. The
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Draft guidance for Residential Child Care Workers in Wales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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Bill to improve Welsh care home inspections
Good work is being carried out to improve social care and safeguard vulnerable people in Wales’ care homes, but a new law to be introduced next year will strengthen the
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Seminar explores access to Mental Health Care Services
A seminar exploring access to mental health care services for linguistically and culturally diverse patients is being held by the Scottish Universities Insight Institute on 9 October 2014. The rising
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Attacks on frontline workers ‘rife’ with over 400 incidents a week
More than 400 frontline workers in the health, emergency service and transport sectors are attacked on duty each week across the UK, fresh figures have revealed. Freedom of Information data
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Call to tackle rape and sexual assualt in prisons
Hundreds of prisoners may have been sexually abused behind bars, campaigners have said, prompting calls for more to be done to tackle prison rape. An independent commission on sex in
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New additional support needs map of services
Parents and carers of children and young people with additional support needs in Scotland can now access an interactive ‘map of provision’ which shows what services are available in their
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