Couple guilty of assaults on children at Jersey care home
A married couple has been convicted of a string of physical assaults at a children’s home in the 1970s and 1980s.
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£100k funds for autism services
Autism services in Northern Ireland are to receive a £100,000 funding boost, the Health Minister has announced.
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Belfast dementia housing scheme wins top award
An east Belfast housing scheme for people with dementia has won an international award for the quality of its services.
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Absenteeism is costing councils more than £16 million a year
Absenteeism within Northern Ireland councils is costing more than £16 million a year. The average employee is off for more than 12 days a year on top of holidays, with almost 122,000 working days lost across the region’s 26 councils due to sickness, stress, depression and a range of other personal problems.
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Poor progress on housing for mentaly ill
Little progress has been made in improving the planning and delivery of housing services for people with mental health needs. That is the conclusion of a report, published today by the Auditor General for Wales.
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Bristol nursing home suspends admissions after inspectors act on concerns
The owners of a Bristol nursing home have been told they must take immediate action to improve standards of care – or face legal enforcement action.
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Agency calls for councils to maintain frontline social worker levels
Specialist social work recruitment consultancy Liquid Personnel has urged local authority managers to maintain staffing levels among frontline social workers, and to ensure that staff are properly supported despite recent spending cuts.
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Gloucestershire mental health tests ‘need to improve’
Gloucestershire County Council needs to improve its assessment of the needs of people with mental health problems, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said.
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Derby children’s workers criticised over failure to spot abuse
Derby City Council’s social workers are among a number of children’s professionals criticised for missing opportunities to help two girls in care that fell victim to a gang of child abusers.
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Birmingham City Council care rating improves
Birmingham City Council’s adult social care has been judged to be performing “well’ seven years after being labelled as the worst in the country.
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