Hopeful Steps to reach out and help those who are in despair
A THIRD annual Hopeful Steps memorial walk is being organised by Scottish Borders Council and NHS Borders on Saturday, September 15, as part of Suicide Prevention Week 2012.
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New clinical appointment at Stirling dementia centre
The Dementia Services Development Centre at the University of Stirling has appointed its first Clinical Research Professor of Dementia Studies.
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Hospitals to close as plans for West Wales healthcare revealed
Controversial plans to change the way some frontline hospital services are delivered in West Wales are emerging.
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BASW: IoP putting profit before best practice
BASW has debunked the Institute of Psychiatry’s (IoP) explanation of its decision to scrap the MSc Mental Health Social Work, accusing the Institute of putting profit before good practice.
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Winterbourne View abuse: last staff member pleads guilty
Michael Ezenagu and 10 other former care home staff to be sentenced for abusing patients with learning disabilities
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Protest over rejected Moreton-in-Marsh care home plan
A protest has taken place against a council’s decision to refuse plans for a new care facility in the Cotswolds.
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RCN announce Supporting Better Care programme
The Royal College of Nursing Scotland is hosting a development programme for all health, care support workers/care assistants to enhance their knowledge and practice in direct care.
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Rich parents being blamed for class violence
POSH kids are to blame for an increase in school violence, a charity claims. According to Crisis Counselling the most disruptive pupils are those who come from a middle-class background because their parents are too busy worrying about work and money to discipline them.
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Children’s care home worker in sex allegations
A worker from a children’s care home is facing a disciplinary hearing following allegations she had a relationship with a teenager in her care.
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BASW: “Optimistic” on social worker regulation switch
BASW is ‘optimistic’ about the future of social worker registration following today’s move of regulation of social workers in England from the General Social Care Council to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), but will continue to campaign for registration to be extended to student social workers, and for the right of social workers to stand up to employers against unethical practice.
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