SOCIAL work bosses have admitted there have been “teething problems” with a major revamp to Scottish Borders Council’s home care service which has seen more work transferred to private providers, a cut in the number of locally-based line managers and a change in shift patterns.
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The Welsh Government is again threatening to step in and take over child safeguarding duties at Pembrokeshire County Council following yet more stinging criticism of the authority’s performance.
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The number of child neglect reports in Wales requiring intervention by police or social services rose by two thirds in the past year, the NSPCC has said.
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HEALTH and Social Services Minister Lesley Griffiths AM will today launch a guide for mental health service providers.
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Child Hood at the Royal Academy is the result of art therapy Kids Company has done with severely traumatised young people
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There are serious implications for public sector employees and employers from the case, writes Martin Pratt
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Elderly people are being put in jeopardy by “dangerous” cuts to basic home care which will end up costing the taxpayer thousands of pounds, GPs today warn.
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Macmillan Cancer Support, Arthritis Care and Epilepsy Action are among a coterie of charities that will be funded by the Department of Health to develop their skills as commissioning support organisations.
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Campaigners have warned that massive reductions in UK child poverty might be reversed by the coalition government and it could have the worst child poverty record of any government in a generation.
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Social workers in England are to be “freed from pointless bureaucracy”, the government has promised.
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