A care home manager has admitted attacking one of his staff during a row in which racial and homophobic slurs were allegedly used. Andrew Stern, registered provider at Catherine Miller
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The SSSC has reviewed the application for registration process and are implementing a key change to make the process more straightforward for both the applicant and the employer. From 1
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The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) annual report for 2012-13 was launched by Chief Inspector,Imelda Richardson during the first meeting of the CSSIW new National Advisory Board. Launching
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Social worker Fraser John Perring has been struck off the HCPC Register for failing to contact a child’s extended family to arrange alternate care and then falsifying case records to
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One in three people phoning a Bradford Council helpline to request social care are not having their calls answered, according to a new report. The situation has been branded “appalling”
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Leicester City Council are to axe 133 posts at 23 children’s centres in a bid save £3.4 million. Staff were due to be told which posts will be cut following
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Older people are being let down by the Scottish Government’s healthcare priorities, according to the Liberal Democrats. The party pointed to official figures showing the number of geriatric beds is
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Staff at a Dorset care home have hit out over plans to close the facility. Councillors approved plans to hold a consultation with a view to closing Phoenix House in
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Twice as many Scots think Holyrood should control immigration than Westminster despite indications that the Scottish Government would increase immigration against the wishes of majority public opinion, a poll suggests.
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Scots workers will be referred for statutory health assessments if they are absent for more than four weeks amid plans to abolish compensation for firms paying long-term sick pay, the
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