VITAL services could be lost in West Dunbartonshire if the council and health board integrate, it has been claimed. Councillor Jim Bollan expressed concerns over the plan to merge West Dunbartonshire Council and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s social work and health services.
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Child protection officers in Dundee have “responded quickly” to a critical report last year, inspectors have said.
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A new £9 million mental health facility which has opened in south Belfast will make a real difference to young people, Health Minister Michael McGimpsey has said.
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Researchers have launched a unique project to improve early diagnosis and management of dementia among Deaf people who use British Sign Language (BSL).
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Only eight per cent of social workers are taking up training opportunities after they have qualified, a report by the General Social Care Council (GSCC) has found.
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It’s a far cry from the catwalk to the care home but David Taylor, 23, says it’s a step he’ll never regret. Taylor works as a care assistant in Mansfield having left his blossoming fashion career six months before he was due to graduate as a designer.
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The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) is calling on its members to form a breakaway college of social work after rejecting proposals set out by the Social Work Taskforce.
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A SOCIAL worker has been suspended after failing to carry out any safety checks on a suicidal patient who later killed himself.
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Social workers and police are investigating a Workington nursing home following allegations of mistreatment and neglect.
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A trade union has made claims of widespread bullying within the social services departments of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.
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