A NEW children’s home opened its doors in Airdrie. Councillor Barry McCulloch, convener of Housing and Social Work Services, along with one of the young residents, performed the opening ceremony at the Forrest Street house.
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TWO women with experience of dealing with local social workers and child protection procedures said they were not surprised by a report published last week by Her Majesty’s Inspectorater of Education (HMIE) which accused Moray Council of serious failings in its child protection policies.
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PLANS for a new children’s unit for Inverclyde have been welcomed by social work staff who say it will really make a difference.
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The leader of Surrey County Council has called for a fairer system of social care entitlement. Councillor Nick Skellett said the present system of charging for social care was unfair because it penalised those who had saved for their old age.
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The General Social Care Council wants to enforce a code of conduct for employers of social workers.
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Mums, academics, social workers, students and unionists have slammed plans to axe an important University of Reading department.
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The family doctor who regularly saw Baby P in the months before his death has been suspended from practice.
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The NHS must provide better ‘customer care’ to its patients in future, the government has warned.
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Homeshare is not an adequate replacement for social care, a major charity for the elderly has stated.
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Directors of children’s services from an education background should not have responsibility for child social care, according to the British Association of Social Workers.
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