Social services buses could aid Gower network
SOCIAL services minibuses could be adapted for paying passengers to boost the bus network in Gower and Swansea. It’s early days, but transport chiefs at Swansea Council are examining the
Read MoreSOCIAL services minibuses could be adapted for paying passengers to boost the bus network in Gower and Swansea. It’s early days, but transport chiefs at Swansea Council are examining the
Read MoreHealth Minister Edwin Poots today published a report summarising the findings of the recent consultation on ‘Who Cares? The Future of Adult Care and Support in Northern Ireland’. This was
Read MoreThere is “clear confusion” about responsibilities within the adult care and support system in Northern Ireland and a level of public mistrust of the motives of Government when it comes
Read MoreAberdeen City Council has launched an investigation after social work files were found in a skip in Dundee. It is not known how the papers – which related to a
Read MoreMore youngsters are being kept on the child protection register in Angus as part of the work to protect at-risk children. The latest annual report of the area’s child protection
Read MoreHealth and safety chiefs have launched an investigation after a woman with learning disabilities suffered burns when she climbed into a bath of scalding water at a care home. The
Read MoreTHE Church of Scotland has opted not to join a group looking at services in Glasgow for adults with learning disabilities. The group was set up following a decision by
Read MorePolice have reopened a 10-year-old investigation into sexual abuse at a former County Durham detention centre, which saw two staff jailed. Church minister Neville Husband, who worked at Medomsley juvenile
Read MoreThe Church of Scotland’s social care arm is employing hundreds of staff on controversial zero-hours contracts. More than 500 Crossreach staff are currently on the terms – which guarantee neither
Read MoreTHE senior council official in charge of dealing with poverty and neglect in Glasgow has received a golden goodbye worth almost £600,000 – the equivalent of a pound for every
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