Staff appointed for home care service to replace hospital
Health Board outlines plans for what will replace Blaenau Ffestiniog Memorial Hospital. The health board has confirmed that staff have been appointed to help run a new care at home
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Swansea scheme to help elderly people remain independent
AN innovative new service aimed at helping older people live independent lives for longer is being piloted in Swansea. Swansea Council has set up a short-term care and support service
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Health board faces questions about recruitment drive
A SENIOR MSP has raised questions over long-term planning at NHS Lothian following a huge influx of nurses. The Evening News revealed last week that the health board had become
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Guidance on using social media to inform, engage and consult
The Scottish Health Council (part of Healthcare Improvement Scotland) has just published a set of helpful guidelines which include lots of case studies on the use of social media. The
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Fort William nursery abuse allegations probed
POLICE are interviewing parents of children at a Highland nursery after a man was charged with sexual abuse. Mark MacLennan, 28, appeared at Fort William Sheriff Court following a major
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Dundee social worker faces string of allegations
A Dundee City Council social worker has been charged with misconduct after allegedly failing to report concerns about a child’s sexual behaviour. Shona Ritchie is facing a string of allegations
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Joy as Hillcrest is saved from threat of closure
Girvan’s Hillcrest Care Home has been saved from closure after a five-year battle for survival. In a dramatic development late last Friday, South Ayrshire Council bowed to public and political
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Council defends poor child protection report
Stirling Council has delivered a robust defence against a new report which condemns its child protection services as among the weakest in Scotland. The report into how well children in
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Concerns over plans to put agency carers in sheltered housing
ELDERLY residents with care needs who are living in sheltered accommodation have been told of plans to replace full-time staff employed by the council with agency staff. Enfield Council is
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Guernsey nurse suspended over drugs claims
A nurse has been suspended in connection with claims that drugs were supplied to Guernsey Prison inmates. Andrew Philip Parkin, 40, has also been accused of supplying medication that had
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