Elderly care homes: Wales quality review by commissioner
Older people in care homes are to be asked about the quality of care they receive in a new review. Sarah Rochira, the older people’s commissioner for Wales, says she
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Disabled Poppy Blewett-Silcock, 10, in care victory
The family of a disabled 10-year-old have won their fight for extra funding to care for her at home. Tymandra Blewett-Silcock and Craig Blewett, from Machen in Caerphilly, asked the
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New scheme to help adult survivors of child abuse
A NEW training scheme for staff helping adult survivors of child abuse was launched today following “significantly increased” reporting of cases since the Jimmy Savile investigation was launched. The Scottish
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Ministers reject childcare changes
Controversial childcare changes suggested by Tories at Westminster have been rejected by the Scottish Government. Youth employment minister Angela Constance said maintaining the ratio of staff to children in nurseries
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What more needs to be done to support Scotland’s children and young people?
Measures aimed at making “Scotland the best place for children to grow up in” will be examined by the Scottish Parliament’s Education and Culture Committee as it scrutinises the Children
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Child abuse forum should offer justice too – MSPs
A PLAN to offer child abuse victims a forum to relive their experiences must be accompanied by an emphasis on achieving justice for survivors, a committee of MSPs has concluded.
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Nurse ‘told care home resident her dinner looked like lump of s****’
A care home nurse faces a disciplinary hearing accused of telling a resident that her dinner “looked like a lump of s****”. Laura Anne Gilmour faces a misconduct hearing with
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Social work training reforms: it takes five weeks to create a social worker
Frontline, the social work training scheme, has been welcomed, but concerns remain that recruits will go too fast, too soon Lyn Romeo had no time to celebrate her appointment as
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Women 40% more likely than men to develop mental illness, study finds
Researchers say women are more likely to have depression and anxiety, while more men report substance abuse Women are up to 40% more likely than men to develop mental health
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Claims vitamin B prevents Alzheimer’s are unproven
‘Should you be taking vitamin B to protect against Alzheimer’s?,’ asks the Daily Mail. Its question is prompted by new research into whether a daily dose of vitamin B could
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