There’s to be a major boost for mental heath care in the North West. An £8.5m hospital construction project is moving ahead in Co Londonderry with news that tenders from contractors are now being sought.
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SWANSEA’S beleaguered child and family services department could phase out agency social workers by the end of the year.
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IF the public are asked to pay more for social care, then a simpler and fairer system is the least they should expect.
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GWENT councils spent more than £8 million on temporary agency staff in the last financial year, we can reveal today.
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The government’s closure of a database holding details of all 11 million children in England could lead to vulnerable children being seriously harmed, the NSPCC said today.
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Children are being damaged by unprecedented delays in the family courts in England and Wales, where judges can now take up to 65 weeks to decide whether it is safe for them to remain with their parents, Britain’s largest children’s charity says today.
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The General Medical Council is calling on social workers and other professionals for evidence about doctors’ roles and responsibilities in child protection.
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Britain’s biggest private care home operator, Southern Cross Healthcare, today warned that public sector spending cuts are already cutting deep into its business as local authorities strive to save money.
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KENT NEWS: Union leaders have launched a campaign to disrupt the planned closure of a number of council-run care homes for the elderly.
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The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for a radical reform of family courts after figures obtained by Barnardo’s revealed that some are taking up to 65 weeks to rule if it is safe for children to stay with their parents.
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