A BRAND new dedicated elderly mental health ward has opened, thanks to a £200,000 cash boost. The Katrine ward received its first patients on Monday at the Vale of Leven Hospital, following concern over the age gap between patients in the Christie Ward.
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Hundreds of people have marched through Inverness in protest at Highland Council plans to scrap five new care homes for the elderly across the region.
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MORE than 50 elderly residents are set to lose their homes under a controversial shake-up of care services in Blaenau Gwent.
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The lives of older people will be at risk if the chancellor’s proposed cuts are applied to social care, a national charity has said.
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NOTTS County Council has spent more than £1.5 million on social workers from an agency because it has too many cases and not enough staff.
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AROUND 150 children are now subject to social care protection plans in the county – a big rise on figures for the same time last year.
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Children, young people and families are in line to bear the brunt of the measures announced in the Budget to reduce the country’s deficit, sector leaders have warned.
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UNIONS at Liverpool council pledged to use “every method open” to them to protect jobs after it was announced nine day centre would close.
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A CHARITY that has helped hundreds of carers in the Selby area is closing after 15 years due to lack of funds. Crossroads Care, based in Gowthorpe, offers respite care for people who look after family members.
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CHILDREN’S services in Enfield are “good”, according to a watchdog report. Enfield Council and its partners, including teachers, health professionals, police and voluntary workers, are exceeding minimum requirements, Ofsted inspectors have concluded.
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