‘Very good’ report for foster system in Dumfries & Galloway
Dumfries & Galloway Council’s fostering service has come up trumps again with a top grading by the Care Inspectorate.
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Experts set to tackle child sexual exploitation
AN expert group is to be set up to examine how best to tackle the sexual exploitation of children, the Scottish Government has pledged.
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Judge rules learning disabled ‘owed care’ by health chiefs
Health chiefs owe a legal duty to assess and review the community care needs of mental health patients in NI, a High Court judge has ruled.
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Plan for end of life care branded ‘underhand’
LOTHIAN health bosses have been branded “sneaky” and “underhand” after it emerged that they had discussed “rebranding” controversial guidance for providing end of life care.
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BASW urges action in wake of CQC mental health report
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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Richard Wilson leads drive to increase job opportunities for autistic
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 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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Girl in care linked to loyalist paramilitary men
A 15-year-old girl in care was allegedly involved in having sex and taking drugs with men linked to loyalist paramilitaries, the High Court has heard.
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Welsh reforms must allow social workers to do their job warns BASW Cymru
Radical plans to transform the way social services are delivered in Wales will only work if social workers are freed from a ‘tick box mentality’ and allowed to focus on people, BASW Cymru said.
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