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Category: Care News
Baby P staff in probe over their own children
Two members of the social services department responsible for Baby P were investigated over allegations involving their own children.
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Angry scenes as Wirral Council axes care homes
A FRAUGHT meeting of Wirral’s budget council saw protestors ordered to leave the public gallery as tempers flared over the closure of care homes.
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Former Plymouth care home manager accused of stealing from residents
A FORMER care home manager has appeared in court accused of stealing and swindling tens of thousand of pounds from elderly residents.
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Fears for mental health of asylum seekers
A year on from a triple suicide, Tristan Stewart-Robertson reports on a growing mental-health crisis
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Fife care homes: council leader Peter Grant responds to criticism
Fife Council leader Peter Grant has launched a vigorous defence of the administration’s care homes decision and its handling of the situation.
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Fife care homes: bid to oust social work committee chairman Tim Brett
Two Fife councillors will this week call for a vote of no confidence in the social work committee chairman over the controversial care homes issue.
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Midlothian care homes given glowing reports after inspections
TWO care homes have received positive reports from the Care Commission. Highbank Care Home and Highbank Day Care for Older People, both run by Midlothian Council, have respectively received “good” and “very good” ratings.
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Councillor praises Carnoustie care home project
An Angus councillor has claimed the £9 million Carnoustie care home project has come “not a moment too soon.”
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Two Llanelli care homes saved from threat of closure
TWO Llanelli care homes have been saved from the threat of clousre. A packed public gallery at County Hall erupted in cheers when councillors voted 38 to 28 to keep Caemaen and St Paul’s open in local authority control.
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