A third of Alzheimer’s cases are potentially preventable if people improve their lifestyles, according to a new study. Factors including a lack of exercise, smoking and a lack of education
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The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) 2014 Practice Teaching Symposium will be of interest to Practice Teachers, On-site Supervisors, Tutors and Service Users with an interest in social work
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Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, the retired judge appointed by the Home Office to probe allegations of child sex abuse by MP’s, has stepped down from the inquiry following widespread concern about her
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Health officials have said they need to take “urgent action” to improve children’s access to mental health services. Recently concerns have been raised about the services available across England. Leading
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A Welsh care company that employed a woman who defrauded a pensioner out of more than £6,000 is to be struck off the professional register. Porthmadog-based Gofal Gwynedd has been
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A row has broken out over the closure of Leicester’s Fosse Court Care Home, with the owners claiming they were subject to “inappropriate pressure” by inspectors. Central to the problems
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Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Social Work Services committee have reported a net overspend of £49,000 of the Social Work Services budget for 2013/14. This figure is much improved on the
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A former head of the Scottish Association of Social Work has been elected as the new President of the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW). Ruth Stark was elected at
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Covering-up child abuse should be made a criminal offence, says the head of the NSPCC Peter Wanless. The child protection charity’s chief executive, who is leading a review into how
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The Care Inspectorate has served a formal improvement notice on an Aberdeen nursery and it must now demonstrate significant improvement or face further action. The notice follows an inspection at
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