Birmingham Children Are At Risk
CHILDREN at risk of abuse or neglect in a Birmingham area with the worst child deprivation rate in Britain have not been seen by health visitors for THREE YEARS.
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Category: Care News
Voluntary Groups In Calls For Fairer Funding
A broad coalition of voluntary organisations and unions launch a petition today calling for “fair” funding for third- sector groups which undertake public service contracts.
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Hundreds Of Community Sector Jobs At Risk
Hundreds of community sector jobs could be at risk due to the failure of the Department of Social Development to approve funding for Neighbourhood Renewal schemes, the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action has warned.
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Caring Services’ Wider Horizons Due To Lack Of Social Workers
WITH a lack of experienced social workers available, Swansea Council took the decision to look further afield.
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Mentally ill Employees To Get Support At Work
The government is to pilot a project to support people with mental health problems to help them stay in work.
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Families Get Bigger Voice Under Plans To Shake Up Care System
A wholesale reform of the care system will give the elderly and their relatives greater rights to complain about mistreatment and poor standards.
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Blackpool Jobs Axe Threat ‘Turns Lives Upside Down’
BLACKPOOL Council has been accused of “turning the lives of vulnerable people upside down” by threatening them with redundancy.
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Social Care Charges Complaint Against Fife Councillors Rejected
A COMPLAINT against a number of Fife councillors that alleged they had been dishonest and “misled the public” over social care charges has been dismissed.
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More Funding Announced For Sexual Assault Referral Centres
The Home Secretary today announced the next steps in ensuring that every victim of sexual assault has access to a centre.
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‘Devastated’ Child Abuse Victims Allege Insensitivity By Official Body
A man whose teacher admitted abusing him over six years was told that his claim for government compensation should be kept at the lowest level because his experience was a “one-off incident” and “consensual”, the Guardian can reveal.
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