Relief that decision reached on Dilnot must not gloss over flaws
BASW professional officer Joe Godden assesses the latest incarnation of the Dilnot report.
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Category: Care News
Childminder accused of raping young girl
A NORTH Somerset childminder has been charged with raping a young girl and making indecent images of children.
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Seven home-care services in Yorkshire and Humber fail to meet standards
A Care Quality Commision (CQC) report has shown that seven home-care services in the Yorkshire and Humber are failing to meet quality and safety standards.
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College of Social Work’s new chair vows to ‘speak up’ for the profession
Jo Cleary’s appointment may be controversial, but she is determined to raise morale and help members find a stronger voice
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Norfolk charity for disabled forced to cut jobs and services
A Norfolk charity which provides a lifeline for young people and adults with disabilities is having to cut its services and axe staff because of funding cuts.
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Inspections highlight ‘barbaric’ home care failings
More than a quarter of agencies caring for elderly people in their own homes are failing to meet basic standards, inspectors have found.
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Public services must collaborate to address demographic change
Radical reform to ensure public services collaborate effectively is needed if Scotland is to cope with its ageing population, according to a report published today by the Scottish Parliament’s Finance Committee.
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Substance abuse unit gets new HQ
A RENOWNED programme for victims of substance abuse is moving its HQ today. LEAP (Lothians and Edinburgh Abstinence Programme) will now be run from a newly refurbished and newly named Woodlands House, at the Astley Ainslie Hospital site in Morningside.
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Balhousie Care Group to pilot online reminiscence therapy project for dementia patients
Balhousie Care Group has agreed to pilot a new reminiscence therapy project, to trigger memories in people with dementia, across its care homes in Scotland.
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Glasgow : Welfare changes will ‘hit every corner of the city’
WELFARE cuts will have a lasting impact on all corners of Glasgow, not just those on benefits, warned the city council’s social care leader.
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