New Members appointed to Scottish Social Services Council
Minister for Children and Young People, Aileen Campbell has announced the appointment of five new members to the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
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Why a new social care school will run on barters
A project in Glasgow is offering lessons in social care provision – in exchange for everything from pot plants to a kitchen sink
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BASW condemns ‘name and shame’ website and urges employers to act
BASW has expressed serious concern after the emergence of a new website aimed at ‘naming and shaming’ social workers who are involved in child protection work – particularly cases involving the removal of children deemed to be at risk. The site, UK Social Workers Exposed, clearly identifies individual social workers and encourages dissatisfied members of the public to post their complaints online.
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Disabled people face a tidal wave of prejudice and discrimination
The Paralympic Games must not divert our eyes from the increasing oppression of disabled people
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NHS sees rise in complaints with 3,000+ a week
About 3,100 written complaints a week were made against the NHS in 2011-12 – just over 162,100 for the year. This in an eight per cent (12,400) rise on 2010-11.
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Care assistant jailed for abuse of 89-year-old woman
A care assistant who was caught abusing an 89-year-old woman after her family recorded the “gratuitous” mistreatment on a hidden CCTV camera was jailed today.
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Chaos at the heart of council social work – MP
Dumfries & Galloway Coouncil’s under fire social work department has been slammed as “not fit for purpose”.
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Scotland’s nursing and midwifery staff levels at a seven-year low
The number of nurses and midwives working for the NHS has fallen to a seven-year low, new figures have revealed.
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Scottish children’s charity to shut down most of its services
A Scottish children’s charity will close most of its services in September after it lost most of its income.
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Personal care costs rise by 150% in seven years
The cost of providing free personal care to people in their own homes has risen by more than 150% in seven years, according to the Scottish government.
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