Scotland’s young runaways run the risk of sexual exploitation
ALMOST half of Scotland’s young runaways are at risk of being sexually exploited and most of them are unaware of the risks they face, children’s charity Barnardo’s has warned.
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Edinburgh childcare costs the highest in Europe
HARD-up parents are being forced out of work by childcare costs in the Capital – which are now the highest in Europe.
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Blaze at care home sees 50 residents evacuated
RESIDENTS of a care home were evacuated after a fire broke out in the early hours of this morning.
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Management deficiencies at Northern Ireland charity led to loss of confidential papers
Contact NI, which runs a telephone counselling service called Lifeline, was criticised after documents blew out of a fire escape onto the street
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Thousands of the most damaged children in care being failed
Report criticises treatment of children in care outside their home areas and under supervision of youth offending teams
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New assistant director for Children’s Social Care in Plymouth
Plymouth City Council has announced the appointment of a new key senior manager to lead children’s social care in the city.
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New PR coaching programme launched for care homes
A new PR coaching programme has been launched exclusively for health and social care service providers.
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Darlington care home fined £4,000 by CQC
St Martin’s Care Ltd has been issued with a fixed penalty notice by CQC for failing persistently to comply with national standards on the safe management of medicines.
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Fife Council home care support services a ‘shambles’
A PENSIONER said changes to Fife Council home care support services are a “shambles” after she had 55 different carers over the past three years.
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Northern Health Trust chairman Jim Stewart is sacked
The chairman of the Northern Health Trust, Jim Stewart, has been sacked. It is the first time that a senior health manager has been removed from his post at a Northern Ireland trust.
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