Poor adult social care providers to be named in ‘radical’ shake up
PLANS set to ‘revolutionise’ the standard of adult social care in Staffordshire have been welcomed.
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Category: Care News
Finalists announced for Scotland’s Dementia Awards
The finalists have been announced for the first ever Scotland’s Dementia Awards. The awards are a partnership between Alzheimer Scotland, NHS Education for Scotland, NHS Health Scotland and the Scottish Social Services Council.
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InterAction launches to secure justice for historical child abuse survivors
Preparations have begun in a process to seek justice for survivors of historic child abuse in Scotland.
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Cairnryan children’s care unit project failings found
An independent inquiry has identified a host of failings in a council’s handling of a project to develop a residential child care unit.
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Warder gets 4½ years for smuggling drugs and mobiles into Addiewell jail
A PRISON officer who for three months smuggled drugs and mobile phones into a Scottish prison has been jailed.
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Fife care worker struck off for misconduct
A Fife care worker has been struck off for misconduct. Members of a Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) sub-committee found Dean Reekie (45) guilty of two charges.
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Care worker joins return trek to Nepal
A NORTH Ayrshire Council worker is to trek to Everest Base Camp in Nepal. Residential care worker Paul Flood is taking part in the trek to raise funds for improved sanitation in remote schools.
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Should extremely obese children be taken into care?
Does allowing a child to become morbidly obese qualify as child abuse? Some health and social care professionals believe it is a question that needs to be considered more seriously.
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Support for families in poverty: early intervention is key
Children living in poverty are more likely to suffer neglect, according to new data published by the NSPCC. We need effective early interventions to help families thrive, by Carol Long
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Disability hate crime: is ‘benefit scrounger’ abuse to blame?
Ahead of the Paralympics, figures reveal disability hate crime is at its highest level, yet few incidents are reported and fewer perpetrators convicted
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