All Scottish political parties should put aside their differences and form a ‘grand coalition’ to improve outcomes for looked-after children, according to leading children’s charity Aberlour Child Care Trust.
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CARE home bosses have been slammed for charging some Scots pensioners almost double the amount for their services as they charge local authorities.
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The University of Aberdeen will launch the first degree programme in Scotland in social pedagogy through a unique partnership with the Camphill School Aberdeen.
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NHS Education for Scotland (NES) Knowledge Services Group are developing an online resource to support social services and health workers in the learning disability sector.
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A nurse found dead at her Bridgend home was unlawfully killed by her former partner, a coroner has ruled.
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Former director of children’s services at Haringey Council Sharon Shoesmith has been given leave to appeal against a High Court ruling that upheld the decision to sack her in the wake of the Baby Peter case.
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More than 100 mental health service users came together at Queen’s Square, Liverpool, to produce and launch a Charter outlining their views on the service to the city council.
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Young people in care have helped develop a training programme that aims to give social work trainees a better appreciation of how their actions impact children.
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WIRRAL Council has tonight pledged to take robust action to tackle the issues raised in a scathing report about its ‘woeful’ provision of adult social care.
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Richmond has the most social worker vacancies in London, figures have revealed. The statistics showed 35.5 per cent of social work posts were unfilled – meaning Richmond has a vacancy rate more than three times the national average and the second highest in the UK.
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