Dame Jo Williams, chair of England care regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has announced that she is resigning from her post and will step down as soon as a successor is appointed, commenting:
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Nearly one in three children lives with a parent who is a binge drinker, research shows. The figure equates to between 3.3 million and 3.5 million children in the United Kingdom living with at least one parent who downs six or more drinks on a single occasion for women or eight for men.
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Nearly £8 million was spent on agency staff in five years by Cambridge City Council, which filled middle-ranking posts at an annual cost of up to £92,000 each.
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A NEW faculty to rehabilitate those tackling drug or alcohol addictions has opened its doors.
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Drink-related harm costs Scotland’s 32 local authorities £2bn each year, according to a Scots charity.
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Improvement has been made at an Aberdeenshire care home after concerns were raised. Eastleigh in Peterculter was the subject of a critical report by the Care Commission last year.
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A new strategy designed to improve the mental health and wellbeing of everyone in Scotland was launched by Minister for Public Health Minister Michael Matheson, this month. It sets out
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SAMH are taking their Know Where to Go campaign on the road, so that people in remote and rural areas can get help for a mental health problem when they
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A residential home in Londonderry at the centre of abuse allegations was below minimum standard for staff training, according to an inspection last year.
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Health Minister Edwin Poots has urged workers with any knowledge about alleged abuse of vulnerable adults at a Londonderry care home to come forward.
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