BASW warned politicians and service providers to act on a government watchdog report that found the treatment of some people detained under the Mental Health Act in England is a “far cry from the policy vision”.
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Actor Richard Wilson has called for people with autism to be given greater support to enter the world of work.
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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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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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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 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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Up to 16,000 of the most vulnerable residents in the borough may have their lives made harder if an Islington Council plan goes ahead.
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GPs have expressed concern over a major revamp of elderly care. They feel a consultation on the future of care services has left them out.
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A DEMENTIA inpatient unit at Charter House in Trowbridge is temporarily closing due to low occupancy just as figures released by Alzheimers Support show the number of people diagnosed with the illness continues to rise.
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An investigation has been launched at a council-run care facility in West Dunbartonshire. The probe follows allegations from a member of the public against staff at the centre formerly known as Kilpatrick House in Alexandria.
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