With the Children’s Workforce Development Council losing government funding, its responsibilities will transfer to the Department for Education. Lauren Higgs reports on the achievements of CWDC and the sector’s hopes for the future of workforce development.
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A man wrongly called a murderer has forced a change in the law to make it easier for Scots to sue for defamation.
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The Care Commission has revealed there are “serious issues” at Alan McLure House in Glenrothes, and the Fife Council-run home has been told to make improvements “as a matter or urgency.”
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A NEW state-of-the-art health centre has scooped two prestigious gongs just months after opening its door to patients.
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Minister for Public Health and Sport Shona Robison has announced the appointment of the Chair to Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland.
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John Swinney was last night accused of dodging the tough decisions in his last Budget before next year’s Holyrood elections.
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Health Minister Michael McGimpsey has today revealed that treating drug and alcohol addictions costs over £7million.
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HEALTH and social services spending will be frozen at around £6 billion for the next three years despite an Assembly pledge to protect its budget “from any cash reductions.”
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More than 1,000 children stayed in women’s refuges in Wales last year, the country’s first national domestic violence conference is to hear.
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CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save two council-run residential care homes in Llanelli have attacked the council, claiming it is exerting “undue pressure” on elderly people to leave their homes.
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