PLANNING permission has been granted to turn a rural house between Kippen and Arnprior into a children’s care home, despite some locals saying there are too many care facilities in the area.
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A Labour councillor has warned that the future of the region’s day centres could be threatened after a council vote went against his party’s call for a funding increase. But his claims were dismissed as “scaremongering” by the leader of the council.
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Carers are to be given legal rights under government plans to increase the assistance available to the six million Britons who look after other people.
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Sainsbury’s hopes scheme will improve support for those who look after elderly or sick relatives and neighbours
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Age UK says cuts leaving increasing numbers of old people with either no support or very limited help at home
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The announcement of a new Community Budget pilot for the tri-Borough area of Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea has moved plans forward to revolutionise the way government works in improving people’s lives.
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DOZENS of new jobs could be created if plans for a multi-million pound specialist care home get approved.
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This is the question posed by BASW’s press officer on today’s Huffington Post blog, which makes the case for politicians pledging sustained support for social workers if they wish to see them portrayed in a more positive light in the media:
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SCOTTISH Labour’s new leader Johann Lamont demanded a government inquiry into child protection as she insisted the issue was a “huge problem” following the death of a toddler murdered by his mother.
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TWO nurses at a Scottish care home are to face allegations of dishonesty about the death of one of their patients.
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