Vulnerable children ‘at risk’ in new protection system
Some of England’s most vulnerable children may lose out under planned changes to the child protection system, a new campaign group has argued.
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Some of England’s most vulnerable children may lose out under planned changes to the child protection system, a new campaign group has argued.
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A care home worker who raped one dementia sufferer and sexually assaulted two others has been jailed for seven years.
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Old people just grow lonesome / Waiting for someone to say, ‘Hello in there, hello.'” So wrote the poet and singer John Prine. He might have had the levels of homecare provision in mind.
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A narrow focus on female victims of domestic abuse risks sidelining the nearly 3 million children who wil have been exposed to violence and cruelty in the home.
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A death tax, more integration and getting rid of the term ‘social care’ were options explored by a panel in this live discussion
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From 29 March 2013 practitioners in care home services for adults must apply to register with the SSSC or be registered with another regulatory body. To meet this compulsory registration date, applications must be submitted to the SSSC by 28 September 2012.
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Aberdeen City Council is to recruit dozens of personal carers to meet the growing demand for care at home.
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COUNCIL bosses are under fire amid claims cash demands are being sent to Adult Resource Centre users weeks after charges were suspended. Labour councillors are calling for an urgent meeting with director John Alexander to find out what is going on.
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A gathering of social workers from around the world has committed to the urgent development of new guidance aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse.
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You certainly don’t have to be a doctor to run a hospital, says Blair McPherson, but if you don’t have the relevant experience you better have someone you trust close to you who does
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