Social work error put man in cell for the night
A man spent the night in police cells after an error by a member of Dundee City Council’s social work department, the city’s sheriff court has heard. Local newspaper, The
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PHE publishes Children and Young People’s Health Outcomes Framework
The Child and Maternal (ChiMat) Health Intelligence Network has published a first version of the Children and Young People’s Health Outcomes Framework. This new resource brings together and builds on
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New director appointments for Castle Craig
Professor Jonathan Chick has been appointed as the new medical director of addiction specialist, Castle Craig. Professor Chick is an eminent consultant psychiatrist with a distinguished career in the National
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Convicted care worker refuses to do community service
A care worker who robbed an elderly client has refused to carry out unpaid work in the community. Fiona Cummings, 45, declined to show up for work and claimed she
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NI needs 200 new foster families says Fostering Network
At least 200 new foster families will be needed in Northern Ireland this year to keep up with increasing demand, a charity has said. Single, unemployed and gay people are
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Thousands more foster families needed in 2014
At least 8,600 new foster families are needed across the UK during 2014 to provide stable, secure and loving homes for the record numbers of fostered children, according to figures
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Rotherham ‘well-placed’ to tackle child exploitation, report finds
Rotherham MBC is ‘ahead of the game’ on tackling local cases of child sexual exploitation, according to an independent review. Analysis of services led by independent chair of Rotherham’s local
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Short-term planning increases cost of adult social care, says charity
Local authorities are being forced to make short-term decisions for adults with learning disabilities – often deciding social care packages based on a one-year ahead view of their lives –
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Devon residential home at centre of abuse probe to remain closed
A residential home whose residents were alleged victims of sexual abuse will remain closed while the county council considers the future of care services across Devon. Admissions to Birchen Lane
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Care UK revamps benefits offering with launch of online portal
Care UK has revamped its benefits offering with the launch of an online portal to give nurses, carers and remote workers easy access to its employee reward scheme. The health
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