Negotiations are under way to transfer social work programmes from the University of Reading to Thames Valley University. If the plan goes ahead, social work programmes will be delivered in Reading by Thames Valley University (TVU), after terms of agreement are ratified.
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Campaigners have accused the Chancellor of failing to take “purposeful” action to end child poverty following the Budget announced today.
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Highland councillors have warned there could be dire social and economic consequences if a proposal to replace Invernevis House care facility at Fort William is shelved.
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SCOTLAND’S care bill could rise to £8 billion in just over two decades unless changes are made, it was revealed yesterday.
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STIRLING Council has been slammed for withdrawing annual funding of £18,000 from an organisation which supports disabled people. But it says it is going to use its own staff to give the advice.
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The House of Lords’ vote to delay the introduction of free personal care at home until April 2011 is a practical step forward, council leaders said today.
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The Department of Health has increased its strategic partners programme to include five additional partnerships.
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Prison inspectors have added their voice to criticism of detaining children at the Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre.
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Sixty per cent of social workers have considered leaving the profession in the last year, according to research by the British Association of Social Workers (BASW).
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A 10-month-old baby boy is believed to have starved to death in north-west London despite being monitored by doctors and social workers.
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