Council accused of backdoor care home privatisation
THE SNP is accusing the Lib Dem led Highland Council administration of trying to privatise Grant House and other care homes in the region through the back door.
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Group approves case for new emergency care centre in Aberdeen
PLANS for a £110million emergency care centre in Aberdeen took a major step forward yesterday when the NHS Grampian board approved the business case for the project.
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Jail for woman who conned nursing home pensioner
A FRAUDSTER who befriended a nursing home resident to steal her cash was jailed for nine months yesterday. Cleaner Julie Lamb, 35, stole the pensioner’s PIN and bank card while working at Aberdeen’s Rubislaw Care Home last year.
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Edinburgh’s Royal Blind school is hit by council cuts
Blind and visually-impaired children are being turned down for places at a national centre of excellence by cash-strapped councils reluctant to pay the fees.
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£2 Million to help older people get out of hospitals quickly
A scheme that carries out minor but vital adaptations to older people’s homes to allow them to be discharged from hospital more quickly has been awarded £2.094 million for the next financial year, Deputy Minister for Housing and Regeneration, Jocelyn Davies, has announced.
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Kids homes will be axed “to help improve services”
COUNCILLORS have rubber stamped a decision to close two children’s care homes in Swansea. Swansea Council’s ruling cabinet has agreed to shut down Ty Gwaun and Ty Cwm in Cockett, which are not fit for purpose.
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Burnham unveils £30m for children’s palliative care
Palliative care for terminally ill children in England will get a £30m increase, the government has said. Half of the cash will help children’s hospices offer outreach services while the rest will go to the NHS, with a focus on providing community nurses.
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Tories to abolish children’s trust obligations if they win election
The Conservatives will repeal legislation to remove the obligation for local areas to set up children’s trusts and publish children and young people’s plans if they win the election, CYP Now can reveal.
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Guidance defines support for homeless teenagers
The government has issued guidance to clarify the roles housing departments and social services should play in helping homeless 16 and 17-year-olds.
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Children ‘protected’ by sex pilot programme
FAMILIES in Angus were told about sex offenders who had access to their children on four occasions after the launch of a pilot disclosure scheme in September last year.
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