Care home owners deny abuse of residents on alternative medicine
THE owners and manager of a Yorkshire care home at the centre of an abuse probe have denied any wrongdoing and say they have nothing to hide.
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Dumfriesshire youth worker honoured lifetime achievement award
AFTER more than 30 years supporting young people, Dumfries and Galloway Council youth officer Ian Donaldson has been honoured with a prestigious lifetime achievement award.
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Top marks for East Dunbartonshire council’s social work
SERVICES for vulnerable people in East Dunbartonshire have been praised by the Care Commission. The council’s social work service has been given the thumbs-up by inspectors for its work helping people with learning difficulties.
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Swansea’s child services can still ‘do better’
CHILD protection in Swansea has improved — but still has a very long way to go. That was the verdict from the Assembly Government’s director of social services, Graham Williams, as a review of children’s social services in the city was formally presented to councillors last night.
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New booklet to help third sector providers of social care services
Third sector providers of social care services face a host of new challenges but also opportunities following the Government’s commitment to expanding personal budgets* in social care.
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‘Bring back matrons to hospital wards’ – Cecil Graham
The outgoing chairman of one of the now defunct Health and Social Services Councils is today calling for a return of matrons to hospital wards.
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Clonmore care home saved from closure
RELIEVED staff and residents at Clonmore House in Rathcoole were celebrating this week after the Northern Health Trust shelved plans to replace their home.
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MPs look into training of social workers
A group of MPs is to undertake an inquiry into the quality and supply of training for children and families’ social workers.
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‘Arrogant cover-up’ blamed for Doncaster care disasters
FURIOUS Doncaster councillors last night slammed the “arrogance” of their chief officers and accused them of covering up reports which drew attention to failings in the borough’s child protection service.
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Sutton-on-Sea care home boss suspended
JUST weeks after being recognised for her commitment to championing dignity for dementia sufferers, the manager of a Sutton on Sea care home has been suspended.
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