Cuts ‘will lead to vulnerable children dying’ – Shoesmith
More vulnerable children will die at the hands of their parents because of funding cuts, the disgraced former children’s services boss Sharon Shoesmith has warned.
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Category: Care News
Nursery assistant arrested on suspicion of child abuse
West Midlands Police have arrested a 20-year-old male nursery assistant on suspicion of child abuse.
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Jersey care home couple jailed for assaulting children
A married couple have been jailed for assaulting children at former Jersey children’s home Haut de la Garenne.
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Fort William care home to get green light
A £2 million major refurbishment of Fort William’s Invernevis House care home will be given the green light next week, the Lochaber News can reveal.
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OAP, 94, left bedridden by no-show carer
A 94-year-old woman was left bedridden and hungry because her carer failed to turn up. Anne Clark relies on high dependancy care from Cordia.
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Minister outlines timetable for reforms as Children’s Hearings Bill gets Royal Assent
Legislation to strengthen and modernise Scotland’s unique children’s hearings system, and improve the way it supports vulnerable children, has been given Royal Assent.
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Largest end of life care training programme wins national recognition
The National Gold Standards Framework Centre, the provider of the UK’s largest end of life care training programme for care homes, has welcomed news of its endorsement by the National Skills Academy for Social Care.
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Workington care home worker is suspended
A care home worker has been suspended following two incidents at Workington’s Amathea Care Home.
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Northern Ireland Social Care Council chair appointed
Northern Ireland health minister Michael McGimpsey has appointed Elizabeth Kerr as chair of the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC).
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Childrens’ care home is approved despite opposition by Shirenewton residents
PLANS to convert a four-bedroom house in Shirenewton into a residential care home for children with behavioural difficulties, have been approved by Monmouthshire council.
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