In the first joint education initiative of its kind in Scotland, NHS Education for Scotland (NES) and the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) have produced an educational resource for the entire health and social services workforce in Scotland.
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THOUSANDS of Scots with autism will be forced to undergo personal assessments that could deprive them of vital cash payments under plans to reform the benefits system.
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A three-month public consultation into the proposed shake-up of social care in west Cumbria has been carried out.
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Families in Moray who have suffered domestic abuse are to benefit from a £300,000 Big Lottery Fund grant.
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Minister for Youth Employment Angela Constance announced that £8.5 million will be invested in projects to support young people into work.
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AROUND 1,500 people, including children, have been given vital aid to help them over a short-term crisis by the Llanelli Foodbank, based in Myrtle House.
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The number of elderly care homes achieving good standards of nutrition remains a subject of much scrutiny for the sector, with a Saga report looking into the expenditure of Sefton Council’s care homes finding that an average of £3.93 per day only is being spent on food.
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The committee’s approach raises as many questions as it answers, often presenting a muddled and superficial treatment
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The University’s Norah Fry Research Centre, in conjunction with the Mental Health Foundation and the Centre for Applied Social Research at the University of Bradford, has published a report of the first national-level research study about best interests decisions under the Mental Capacity Act.
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A SOCIAL worker has been found guilty of misconduct after failing to report concerns over “inappropriate sexual activity” between two children under the age of 13.
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