Call for Scots public to shape care of the future
Organisations and members of the public across Scotland are being offered the opportunity to give their views on the standards of care that people receive. Scots are being asked to
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CPS refuse to prosecute carer filmed assaulting dementia patient
A carer who assaulted an elderly woman with dementia was not prosecuted because it was “not in the public interest”, a former coalition minister has claimed. Richard Benyon MP said
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Blueprint hopes to end violence against women and girls
A review of the justice system is to be carried out as part of an ambitious new blueprint aimed at ending all violence against women and girls. The Scottish Government
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NI launch young people’s mental health website
Information aimed at children and young people up to the age of 18 who are experiencing emotional or mental health problems is now only a click away. Health Minister Edwin
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Judge says some should have right to die as campaigners lose case
Some severely disabled people should be allowed help if they want to commit suicide, according to one of the most senior judges in the UK. Lady Hale, deputy president of
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Morcambe Bay NHS trust placed under special measures
A beleaguered health trust has been put into special measures. The action has been taken against the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust after inspectors from the Care
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Government announce £2M extra funding for adoption therapy
New funding is to be made available to help adopted children settle in with their new families, the Government has announced. The money will go towards providing services such as
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NI Learning Disability charity in court over proposed eviction
The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) is set to take a mental health charity to court in an attempt to forcibly remove it from Hillsborough Castle. Praxis Care has run the
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Review of Welsh social care workers opens today
The Public Consultation on the Review of the Code of Practice for Social Care Workers will launch today, coinciding with the start of the National Social Services Conference. The consultation
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New Scots domestic violence group to meet
A new group set up to establish a pilot of “Clare’s Law” in Scotland will meet for the first time next week, it has been announced. First Minister Alex Salmond
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