NEARLY £1m is being pumped into projects in North Wales and Powys by the Big Lottery. The Fund’s People and Places grants will put £472,738 of cash into the Citizens Advice Bureau in Newtown to increase the provision of face-to-face general and specialist advice.
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Frontline healthcare workers, pregnant women and people with underlying medical conditions will be first in Northern Ireland to receive the swine flu vaccine when the Government’s mass immunisation programme begins in the autumn.
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OVERSTRETCHED social workers in Wakefield are struggling to cope with a huge rise in referrals since the shocking Baby P case, a council report has revealed.
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A former children’s social worker who failed to make enough visits to vulnerable children has avoided being struck off following a conduct hearing.
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A social worker in Aberdeen has been struck off the register after a hearing into accusations she mishandled cases involving vulnerable children.
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OPPOSITION councillors called for an investigation into continued overspending by Falkirk Council’s social work department.
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Funding allocated for training staff in children’s care homes has run out, leaving employers to foot the bill.
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A £1.3m cash injection is set to help adults with social care needs, Northamptonshire County Council said.
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A NEW £300million body to manage Blackburn and Darwen’s health and social care has been given the go ahead by councillors.
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A former Aberdeen social worker has appeared at a disciplinary hearing to face a series of accusations linked to the care of 12 vulnerable children in the city.
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