The Charity Commission has approved the sale of a care home to its finance manager at less than the property’s market value, despite complaints from local residents.
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A BRUTAL care-home worker smashed a terminally ill resident’s nose in with his elbow. Mental health nurse Eric Crilley, 68, from Renfrew also called the patient sectarian names and “demeaned” him.
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A charity which has described survival rates in Scotland for lung cancer as “unacceptable” has called on the government to improve patient care.
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ONLINE auctions where contracts to care for vulnerable people are given to the lowest bidder should be banned so they can never happen in Wrexham.
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A WEST YORKSHIRE couple who subjected their six-week-old baby to a catalogue of abuse and then failed to seek medical help when she contracted meningitis have been jailed for three years today.
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The government’s proposals to reform the nation’s social care system must pass the same tests set for pensions reform, an independent policy group has said.
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ELDERLY and disabled people in Warwickshire could suffer following a decision to partly privatise home care services in the county, a leading union has claimed.
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Highland’s joint committee on children and young people will consider a proposal today to create a new service to address youth crime in the Highlands.
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The cream of Scotland’s social service teams received awards today (5 June 2009) which recognise the excellent work carried out every day. Social services are at the heart of our communities and the projects showcased at Care Accolades 2009 highlighted the difference these services are making across a range of services including palliative care, older people and children’s services and services for people with learning difficulties.
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THE father of a 15-year-old boy with Down’s Syndrome says it is a disgrace that a centre for young people with learning difficulties in Wrexham is to close.
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