Fife Council in bid to improve child protection
Fife Council has taken another step towards tightening up its child protection services in response to a damning report published last year.
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Disabled Aberdeenshire residents await talks over homes
Disabled residents at a north-east care service are preparing for crunch talks with council bosses over the future of their homes.
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Strategic approach needed to Travellers
A strategic plan should be developed for addressing the health needs of travellers in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, according to the All Ireland Traveller Health Study published last week.
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Additional training for frontline staff to tackle forced marriages
Social Justice and Local Government Minister Carl Sargeant has invited front line staff from criminal justice, health, education and social services to attend a bespoke training course on handling cases of forced marriage.
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AMs need to sort out the postcode lottery of social care
WE OFTEN talk about the standard of health care in Wales and how it appears to vary alarmingly from one place to another. Less headline-grabbing but no less important is the postcode lottery in social care which also appears to exist throughout Wales.
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Substance abuse, not mental illness, causes violent crime
Study finds people with drink or drug addictions have similar rates of violent crimes whether or not they have a mental illness
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Calderdale recruits social workers in bid to turn services around
Calderdale Council has successfully filled 23 social worker vacancies as it attempts to turn around the performance of its under-fire children’s services department.
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“I’m sorry” says Wirral Council social services boss after publication of highly report
WIRRAL Council’s Director of Social services has apologised after the publication of a highly critical report. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said Wirral Council’s performance on safeguarding adults and increasing choice for adults with learning disabilities was “poor”.
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York groups helping children and young people face 50% cuts
ORGANISATIONS which help children and young people in York are facing grant cuts of up to 50 per cent as the Government’s spending cuts begin to bite.
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General Social Care Council ‘must be saved’ – Nick Johnson
The agency was created to place greater value on the people who work with the vulnerable. It should not be lost because of a wobbly beginning, says Nick Johnson
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