Cupar children’s centre granted reprieve
CUPAR’S closure-threatened Eden Park children’s respite centre has been given a temporary reprieve — and hopes are high that the facility could avoid the axe altogether.
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Inspectors impressed by turnaround at Alan McLure House
A Fife care home once described as having ”serious issues” by the Care Commission has been praised in a recent inspection report.
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Dundee care home told to check staffing levels
A Dundee care home has been told it needs to make sure it has enough staff throughout the building to look after residents.
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BASW Cymru sees “no need to take on the regulatory role”
BASW Cymru has clarifed any potential misunderstandings in Wales regarding its current and future role in relation to its key and unique position in representing the social work profession.
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Why Bryneithin care home costs £450,000 a year – for one resident
A care home which costs £450,000 a year to run is staying open with just one resident.
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Social workers forced to “ration” care services to the needy
Ahead of this Wednesday’s white paper on adult care, an analysis of the views of more than a thousand social workers, carried out by the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has revealed that care rationing and charging for previously free services is having a devastating impact on vulnerable adults.
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Care home workers suspended after mocking patients on Facebook
Two care home assistants have been suspended from duty after posting pictures on Facebook, mocking elderly patients by posing with Zimmer frames and incontinence underwear.
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Northern Ireland social workers honoured
Social workers, social services teams and voluntary organisations were honoured at the Social Work Awards in Northern Ireland in June. The regional awards event featured two winners from the Belfast HSC Trust – its Regional HIV Social Work Team and Harry Murphy, a social worker with adults at the Beech Hall Day Centre.
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BASW urges Government to invest in residential care of children
BASW has called for radical improvement to current residential care facilities, and a right for children to be cared for near to their own communities, following reforms announced by Children’s Minister Tim Loughton, to combat the sexual exploitation of children.
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First national survey on end of life care
The quality of care received by people in the last three months of their life has been explored in a government survey for the first time.
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