Scottish Care announce annual conference details
Scottish Care have announced that their annuual National Care Home Conference & Exhibition will be held on Friday 21st November 2014 in the Hilton Hotel, Glasgow. The theme of the
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Finalists announced for Scotland’s Dementia awards
The finalists for the six award categories of this year’s Scotland’s Dementia Awards have been announced. Over 90 applications were received for this year’s event and the judging panels have
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Renfrewshire social work budget ‘balanced on a knife-edge’
The social work budget in Renfrewshire is balanced on a knife-edge according to Council Leader, Mark Macmillan (pictured). Councillor Macmillan is set to write to Alex Neil MSP, Cabinet Secretary
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Care Minister rapped over ‘austere and alien’ care home comments
The Registered Nursing Home Association (RNHA) accused care minister Norman Lamb MP of besmirching the reputation of care homes across the country with ill-chosen, over-generalised comments likely to create a
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New cancer therapy service for Mid-Wales and Shropshire
A new therapy service which will bring benefits to patients being treated for cancer in Mid-Wales, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin has been launched. The Macmillan Integrated Therapy Service (MITS)
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Northern Ireland child protection stats published
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has today published the ‘Children Order Child Protection and Referral Statistics for Northern Ireland’ report which show a slight increase of
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Most councils do not know extent of child neglect in their area
Sixty percent of English local authorities do not know how many children in their area are likely to suffer from neglect, according to new research from Action for Children. According
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Union calls on CQC to delay Kent care home closures
The GMB Union is calling on the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to pull back on the decision to close two Orchard Care care homes in Broadstairs, Kent pending a full
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Study finds 1M Scots can’t afford adequate housing conditions
The percentage of households falling below society’s minimum standard of living has increased from 14% to 33% over the last 30 years, despite the size of the economy doubling. This
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Birmingham appoint new director for Children’s Services
Birmingham City Council has announced that it has appointed Bernadette McNally as Executive Director of Children’s Services. Ms McNally is currently executive director of social services at the Belfast Health
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