Scottish Government pledges to tackle obstacles to finding homes for children in care
The Scottish Government has pledged to reduce the time it takes to find a permanent home for children who need care.
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Category: Care News
Edwin Poots: no cover-up over abuse
Health Minister Edwin Poots has denied there has been a cover-up of abuse at two hospitals in Northern Ireland.
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Two-thirds of girls in care homes at risk of abuse, report suggests
Two-thirds of girls in care homes in Northern Ireland are at risk of sexual exploitation, a survey has suggested.
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Thieves target Barnardo’s charity shops
Thirteen hundred pounds has been stolen in three separate raids on Barnardo’s shops, according to the charity.
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Adopted children to be granted priority for school places
Adopted children are to be given priority access to the school of their choice under the government’s revised admissions code.
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Council tight-lipped as director of young people’s services suspended
The director of young people’s services in Calderdale has been suspended by the local authority. Janet Donaldson, was appointed just over two years ago on a six-figure salary.
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“Super-care” homes plan agreed for York
A £13.5 million scheme to build three new “super-care” homes in York and close the city’s existing facilities is to be pushed ahead.
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New care home operator takes over 240 Southern Cross sites
Southern Cross’s largest landlord NHP and turnaround experts Court Cavendish have formed a new company that becomes the UK’s third largest care home operator.
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Fund worth £13.4m to help Scots with autism
Almost £14m in public money is being used over the next four years to improve services used by people with autism and Asperger Syndrome.
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Drunk social worker tipped baby over in buggy as she crossed road
Anne Sinclair was drinking as her mother had been diagnosed with dementia, her brother had died and her dog had passed away.
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