Liverpool City Council plans to cut 150 jobs and close services
Proposals to cut about 150 jobs have been announced by Liverpool City Council as it tries to save £32m from next year’s budget.
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Funds for the professional development of England’s social care sector released
Skills For Care has opened the application process to allocate workforce development funds (WDF) which provides support for the on-going professional development of staff across the adult social care sector in England.
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DERBYSHIRE: New health and social care watchdog
Eight Derbyshire residents have been selected to play their part in a new health and social care watchdog set up to help ensure local people receive high quality services.
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Scots parents urged to protect their children online
Parents and carers have been urged by CHILDREN 1ST to be more vigilant about the online risks to children and to learn how to help keep them safe.
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Vulnerable children at record level in Fife
Child protection services in Fife face an “unprecedented” challenge, with a record number of vulnerable youngsters now in care and a desperate need to cut costs.
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Perthshire “whistleblower’s” unfair dismissal claim rejected
A former care manager with Perth and Kinross Council’s social work department has lost her claim for constructive unfair dismissal after making “whistleblowing” claims against the authority.
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Health and social care could consume half of government spending by 2060
Health and social care could account for half of all government spending in 50 years’ time, according to a new report published today by The King’s Fund.
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Charity offers Scottish sailing trips to young cancer sufferers
A charity set up by round the world yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur is offering sailing trips in Scotland to young people recovering from cancer.
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There is much more to poverty than addiction to drugs and alcohol
Iain Duncan’s Smith speech on measuring child poverty today focused on addiction. While it’s a serious problem, Chris Goulden argues there is much more to poverty than addiction.
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Scotland’s law to end homelessness: a bold policy which needs more action
Scotland’s commitment to abolishing homelessness is one of the strongest in the developed world but that policy is coming unstuck through cuts and uneven delivery, says Graeme Brown, the director of Shelter Scotland
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