Threat of cuts could cause crisis in foster care facilities
Julie Coghill was 23 and about to start a social work degree when she became a foster carer “almost by accident”.
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Highland Council care homes are ‘not fit for purpose’
CAMPAIGNERS fear for the survival of two council-run care homes in the Highlands as plans to build five new ones look likely to be scrapped.
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Dumfries social work staff finally move out of run-down offices
SOCIAL work staff are finally moving out of dilapidated offices into a new site in Dumfries. The transfer starts this week to the council’s £1.3 million HQ for the department at the former social security building in Irish Street.
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Action plan for Scottish mental health unveiled
A three-year action plan for maximising the contribution allied health professionals (AHPs) make to supporting people with mental health problems was unveiled by Public Health Minister, Shona Robison.
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Alcohol abuse costs Northern Ireland £900million per year says Health Minister
The Health Minister said that further action is needed to tackle the alcohol misuse problem that costs Northern Ireland up to £900million per year.
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Alzheimer’s Society appoints new chief executive
Jeremy Hughes, currently Chief Executive of Breakthrough Breast Cancer, has been appointed as the new chief executive of Alzheimer’s Society, it was announced today.
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Councils wait for Government spending axe to fall
Councils are bracing themselves for tough spending cuts as the Chancellor puts the finishing touches to his emergency budget.
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NHS dementia strategy criticised by mental health charity
Alzheimer’s Society says lack of planning by primary care trusts has created a ‘dementia postcode lottery’
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We underestimated danger to baby Faith, say social services
The “dangerousness” of a relapse by Julia Lovemore was “underestimated”, according to a serious case review published yesterday.
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Wales takes ‘huge step’ towards embedding child rights
Wales has moved a step further in its attempt to enshrine the rights of children and young people into law, after deputy children’s minister Huw Lewis presented a measure to the Welsh Assembly this week.
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