CrossReach shuts Glasgow learning disabilities care home
A CARE home in Glasgow for 15 adults with learning disabilities is to be closed.
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New chapter for Edinburgh mental health unit
One of the longest running units helping adults with mental health problems is relocating at the end of this month after 60 years service in Edinburgh’s New Town.
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No inquest on Northampton ‘freeze’ death pair
No inquests are to be held into the deaths of a couple found in their freezing home in Northamptonshire.
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Doncaster child services criticised over brothers who attacked boys in quarry
Social services in Doncaster missed more than 30 opportunities to intervene in the lives of two young brothers who went on to beat, torture and sexually assault a pair of boys last year, according to a leaked investigation report.
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Suffolk to pilot prersonalised dementia project
Dementia sufferers in Lowestoft will soon have access to more personalised care as part of a government-funded pilot scheme.
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Social worker tells how boss described her as ‘Miss Whiplash’
A female social worker has described how she was left mortified and upset when one of her local authority’s most senior figures referred to her as Miss Whiplash in front of male colleagues.
‘Witch’ nurse pleads guilty to assaulting care home residents
A SENIOR nurse in charge of a care home for the elderly was called “a witch” after slapping a resident to wake her up, a court has heard.
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Sinn Fein suspends woman councillor over child sex abuse claims
Pressure continued to grow on Gerry Adams, the Sinn Fein leader, today after his party was forced to admit that it has suspended a member over allegations of child sex abuse.
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Swansea job cuts ‘inevitable’ to help save council £15m
MAJOR job cuts are inevitable at Swansea Council as the authority seeks to save £15 million, its leader has said.
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Anger as Totnes care home ‘left to rot’ by county council
THE future of what was once a flagship home for the elderly in Totnes is causing anger as the county council owners leave the building to ‘rot’ while the town’s elderly are having to be shipped to care homes miles away.
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