Child flu vaccine programme to be extended
About a million children across Scotland are to be offered a flu vaccine, previously only available to “at risk” groups. Until now, only children such as young carers or those
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Category: Care News
Carl Sargeant visits ground breaking new £10m dementia care facility
A £9.86M housing complex with 15 purpose-built apartments for people with dementia is believed to be the first of its kind in Wales. Minister for Housing and Regeneration Carl Sargeant
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Scottish parents pay more for childcare
Childcare costs for over-fives are more expensive in Scotland than in England, research has revealed. A survey by the Family and Childcare Trust and Children in Scotland showed that a
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Advanced Community Care opens new offices
“Our goal must be to ensure that older people are given every chance to live their lives to the full and as independently as possible.” That was the key message
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Carers’ fury as ‘lifeline’ Manchester day centres face the axe
Two Manchester day centres are to shut in a bid to save £1.7m despite a backlash from campaigners. Northfields in Moston and Eric Hobin, in Charlestown , will close from
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Former Dundee care home faces demolition after blaze
A former Dundee care home severely damaged by a suspicious fire is facing demolition. Douglas House in Balunie Drive was ablaze in the early hours of Monday in circumstances that
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Charity Commission re-registers reading room charity after tribunal appeal
The Charity Commission has reversed its decision to not re-register a former charitable building in north-west England after an appeal to the charity tribunal by a social care charity for
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£4.4m scheme for care homes gets under way in Portsmouth
IT’S a modern housing development that will provide round-the-clock care for pensioners and adults with disabilities. Now community leaders have come together to celebrate the opening of a showhome at
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Ageing rural communities face increased social care needs to tackle loneliness and isolation
The number of people aged 65 and over living in rural areas with social care needs is projected to increase by 70 per cent over the next 16 years. The
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Social workers should use social media to challenge public perceptions
Presenting an honest picture of what we do is essential for countering media negativity and restoring public confidence Whenever social media is discussed in the context of social work, it
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