Care home in Birkenhead criticised for not meeting proper standards
A BIRKENHEAD care home for adults with learning disabilities failed to fully comply with “essential standards of quality and safety”, according to a social care watchdog.
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Auditors slam Scots health and care transport services
Health and social care transport in Scotland is badly co-ordinated and monitored, leading to a waste of money and poor services, Audit Scotland says in a report published today.
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West Dunbartonshire’s huge hike in care costs
TAXES on disabled people have risen faster in West Dunbartonshire than anywhere else in Scotland.
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Tough new rules on the way for Northern Ireland childminders
Childcare providers here will have to adhere to tougher standards from early next year.
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Autistic teenager wins top award
An autistic Flintshire teenager, who recently received the highest award as part of the Prince’s Trust xl programme, has been congratulated by the Chair of Flintshire County Council, Councillor Hilary McGuill.
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Health and social care watchdogs fail to involve children
Local health and social care watchdogs are dominated by the elderly and are failing to engage children and young people, according to latest National Children’s Bureau (NCB) research.
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Increase of 25% of children in social care in Somerset
The number of children in social care has increased by 25% to 475 since 2009, Somerset County Council has said.
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Number of childminders caring for disabled children soars
The number of childminders caring for children with disabilities and special needs has rocketed, according to the latest National Childminding Association (NCMA) membership survey.
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Care worker who stole £21,000 life savings from dementia woman jailed
A CARE worker who stole £21,000 from a 82-year-old woman with dementia has been jailed for eight months – a punishment described as “disgusting” by her former colleagues.
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Community plan to save Sampson Court care home in Kent
Campaigners who opposed the closure of a care home for the elderly in Kent have said they want to take it over and run it themselves.
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