Hearing into failures at Seaham children’s care home
A NURSE at a children’s care unit has gone before a misconduct hearing after a series of incidents at the home.
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Mental health nurse accused of paying patients for sexual favours
A MENTAL health nurse at a Northampton care home allegedly paid patients in cash, cigarettes and sherry for sexual favours, and dragged one resident across the floor “like a rag doll”, a panel heard.
Angus Council suspends four staff amid Yvonne Carrie death investigation
Angus Council has suspended four employees in the wake of the death of a 74-year-old woman.
Child death probe unit ‘overworked’
A team set up to investigate deaths and serious injuries of children and young people known to social services cannot cope with its workload, it has warned.
Council under fire after funding for free private nursery places scrapped
A SCOTTISH local authority has been criticised for scrapping free private nursery places for children in a controversial cost-saving move.
Dementia sufferers ‘not treated like thinking human beings’ – report
The number of people living with dementia is expected to increase faster in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the UK, according to research.
Local Safeguarding Children Boards to be scrapped
Boards set up to help safeguard vulnerable children in Wales are being scrapped by the Welsh government.
Groups co-operate to tackle growing home-care crisis
An alliance of 50 charities is warning that adult social care is in crisis and urging people across the West to back a campaign for urgent reform.
Postcode lottery for care leavers setting up home
Care leavers face a postcode lottery in support when they attempt to set up home, with local authority grants to ease the transition to independent living ranging from £750 to £2,500, an investigation by CYP Now has uncovered.
Campaigners demand better scrutiny of restraint cases
Children’s rights campaigners have called on the government to improve scrutiny of the use of restraint against children in immigration cases after major discrepancies were found in accounts of how often restraint is used when children are deported.
