Erin Jones: Damning report over Ceredigion teen’s death
A teenage heroin user who died in a shelter for homeless people in Ceredigion was let down by the authorities, says a report.
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Trial for ‘Big Brother’ care system
A benign “Big Brother” house that watches over its old, disabled or vulnerable residents is undergoing trials in the UK.
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Sacked Ex-Newport council worker claims racial discrimination
A FORMER employee of Newport’s social services department who was sacked for allegedly making fraudulent claims on his expenses told an employment tribunal he was racially discriminated against.
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SASW: Food parcels “a taste of looming poverty”
Following a report from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) showing that the number of people asking for food parcels from charities in Scotland has doubled in the past two years to 2,200, the Scottish Association of Social Work (SASW) has warned that the situation will get worse as welfare reforms bite ever harder.
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Old Colwyn nursing home served enforcement notice over neglect
A CARE home where elderly residents hadn’t been bathed in three weeks has been served with an enforcement notice after a spot check inspection revealed neglect.
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Probe launched into complaints at Dundee care home where ex-RAF serviceman died
SCOTLAND’S care watchdog has launched an investigation into allegations of bullying, harassment and intimidation at a home for ex serviceman in Dundee.
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Save the Children launches campaign to help UK families in poverty
Save the Children is seeking to raise £500,000 to help children from low-paid working families, who it says are going without hot meals and winter clothes.
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Scotland’s first Social Innovation Fair wins plaudits
Social enterprises and support bodies from across the UK have warmly welcomed Scotland’s first Social Innovation Fair, held recently in Glasgow Caledonian University’s, Saltire Centre.
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Tim Loughton ‘asked to step down’ as Elizabeth Truss named children’s minister
Children’s minister Tim Loughton has been axed from his children’s minister post in the cabinet reshuffle
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Council proposes more funds for carers
Carers in the capital are set to benefit from a package of measures designed to give them extra support under plans being considered by The City of Edinburgh Council.
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