Care inspector could use hidden cameras
Hidden cameras and mystery-shopper exercises may form part of a revamped inspection regime for care homes and domiciliary care in England next year. New adult social care chief inspector Andrea
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Labour moots free social care for all
Labour is considering a radical plan to make social care free at the point of need and funded through taxation, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has said. Speaking at the
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Telford and Wrekin warn of more adult social care cuts
More cuts to adult social care are “inevitable” according to Telford and Wrekin Council as it looks to save another £23m by 2016. The authority said it spends 36p in
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CQC social care chief revamps inspection regime
Every care home and adult social care service in England will be rated by Care Quality Commission inspectors by 2016, the new chief inspector of social care Andrea Sutcliffe said
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Betrayal of elderly on social care costs
Thousands of pensioners will be forced to sell their homes to pay for care despite Government promises to the contrary, it has been claimed. The Coalition was accused of betraying
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Haringey social worker suspended for failing to stop sexual abuse of 12-year-old girl
A social worker has been suspended for failing to raise the alarm about a 12-year-old girl who claimed she had sex with her mother’s boyfriend. Haringey Borough Council has found
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Care review team to swoop on 100 Welsh residential care homes
A review team looking at the quality of life of older people is to swoop unannounced on 100 care homes. Older People’s Commissioner for Wales Sarah Rochira will call on
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Ulster partners in £7m project to develop research centre for NI
University of Ulster academics are to play a key role in a UK-wide ESRC research initiative that could lead to better understanding of the social, environmental and health issues affecting
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Inverness care home ordered to close
A care home in Inverness faces imminent closure after inspectors branded its operation a high risk for the elderly residents. The Care Inspectorate has today taken the very rare step
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Nursery teacher gave paedophile lover secret passwords to child database, tribunal is told
DETECTIVE tells hearing Heather Greenwood’s relationship with child sex offender Allan Murray could have put kids at “enormous risk”. A NURSERY teacher gave her paedophile fiancé computer passwords used to
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