Glasgow care homes slated over costs
Hundreds of elderly people are being charged thousands of pounds extra for their residential care to subsidise others who are given free places.
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Councillor under fire for telling care group ‘I would not mind working for £12.65 ‘
A SENIOR city councillor has come under fire after telling care groups worried about their income that he “wouldn’t mind working for £12.65 an hour”.
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Fireman tells of desperate attempts to save residents
Firemen took almost seven minutes to mount a rescue attempt after they realised pensioners were trapped in a care home fire that would kill 14 people, an inquiry heard.
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Glasgow City Council launches anti-prostitution drive
A ground-breaking bid to criminalise the purchase of sex was launched in City Halls, Glasgow today.
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Complaint over Dumfries and Galloway Council care closure moves
A formal complaint has been made against a council’s handling of plans to shut its centres for adults with learning disabilities.
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Social services report to highlight need for reform
SYSTEMS to ensure social services departments learn the lessons of child protection failures are in urgent need of reform, a major report is expected to warn today.
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Nearly 127,000 children forced to have criminal record checks each year
The number of children forced to undergo Criminal Records Bureau checks has doubled in recent years in a dramatic expansion of Labour’s anti-paedophile vetting regime.
Former Cheshire director of social services takes over as head of social care watchdog
A FORMER director of social services for Cheshire is to take over as head of England’s top independent health and social care watchdog.
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New Law Commission chairman planning to reform adult social care law
The Law Commission is planning ‘very important and potentially very exciting’ reforms to the law on social care for adults, the commission’s new chairman said in an interview for the Gazette.
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CWDC gives more money to fund health and social care NVQs
The Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has made an extra £600,000 available to fund NVQ qualifications in health and social care.
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