Court finds staff failings contributed death of teenager at YOI
The mother of a Chesterfield teenager who hanged himself in a young offenders’ institute custody cell has told how she was shocked by the attitude of prison officers whom she
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College makes case for investing in adult social work
The College of Social Work has today launched several key documents outlining the moral and financial case for investing in adult social work. With the current population of ten million
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Views sought on review process for Welsh adult abuse cases
A consultation has begun to seek views on a new guidance to improve the arrangements for reviewing and learning from cases of adult abuse and neglect in Wales. This work
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Treatment of Parkinson’s sufferers ‘frustrating and scandalous’
Patients with a degenerative condition are being subjected to a “frustrating and scandalous” standard of care when in hospitals, a charity has warned. A hospital can be “one of the
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Spike in company websites used to host child abuse images
Computer hackers are hiding child sexual abuse images in the websites of unknowing UK businesses, an internet watchdog has warned. Cyber criminals plant abuse images on innocent business and personal
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Controversial ‘social experiment’ gauges public reaction to poverty
London was the location for a new campaign to gauge public reaction to an offensive banner highlighting the issue of poverty. The controversial ‘F*** The Poor’ campaign, was organised by
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Commission calls for radical change to health and social care delivery
The health and social care systems are no longer fit for purpose, an independent commission established by The King’s Fund has concluded. The time has come, it says, for ‘a
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Aberdeen care home graded ‘weak’ following inspection
An Aberdeen care home has been told it must improve the care it provides to residents, following an unannounced inspection by Scotland’s social care watchdog. Inspectors from the Care Inspectorate
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IPCC to investigate North Yorkshire police’s handling of Savile case
North Yorkshire Police has referred itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) over its handling of child sex abuse allegations made against the late TV presenter Jimmy Savile, the
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‘Confusion’ over government intervention on troubled families, say MPs
A “baffling” failure of Whitehall co-ordination means fewer than expected troubled families have been helped by Government schemes, a spending watchdog has said. The Commons public accounts committee cited the
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