Childminder banned after baby seriously hurt in Edinburgh
A childminder has been banned from looking after children after a 14-month-old baby was seriously injured at her home. Halima Nassif is alleged to have left the boy in the
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First prostate cancer centre to open in Belfast
The first regional centre of excellence in the fight against prostate cancer is to be established by Queen’s University Belfast. A total of £5 million will be invested over five
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Agency social worker in UK “illegally” for 15 years
A social worker hired by an agency that supplies councils and health trusts across South Essex has been accused of working in the UK illegally for 15 years. Akwasi Anane,
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Legal high hospital admissions rise
Hundreds of people have been admitted to hospital across Scotland after taking so-called legal highs in the past five years, according to new figures. The problem, highlighted in a Scottish
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Gingerbread warns over discriminatory childcare policy
The Government’s new childcare policy discriminates against the lowest earners and will hold many single parents back from going to work, a charity has warned. Gingerbread is concerned that the
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Glasgow care home staff begin three-day strike over hours
Staff at Glasgow’s council-run care homes are to step up industrial action with a three-day walkout starting today. The strike is the third this year in the action by Unison
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Care home manager jailed for stealing from residents
A care home deputy manager who stole more than £14,000 from the bank accounts of residents with learning difficulties has been jailed for two years. Denise Nichols, 55, stole from
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20 care homes under threat as Devon looks to private sector
A total of 20 care homes face an uncertain future after Devon County Council launched a consultation to buy care from the private sector rather than providing it themselves. The
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Social work training ‘grossly deficient’, says Martin Narey
Universities are producing social workers who are “inadequately prepared”, the government’s advisor on children’s social care has said in a highly critical report. Sir Martin Narey was asked to look
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Devon hires external social workers to deal with child abuse backlog
A specialist team of social workers has been brought in to deal with a backlog of reports of potential abuse and neglect of children in Devon. According to the BBC,
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