London Council Recruits Social Workers From Los Angeles
The graduates from the University of Southern California, which is based in the heart of Los Angeles, will be practising in the Housing and Community Care Department.
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Adult Hyperactivity Care ‘Fails’
The NHS is failing people with adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, psychiatrists have said. There are only a few clinics across the UK that treat the condition – also known as ADHD – which affects up to 4% of adults.
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Young Offender Numbers On The Rise In Capital
The number of persistent young offenders in Edinburgh has jumped by 12 per cent in a year. New figures show a hardcore of 103 repeat offenders were referred to the children’s panel for 1043 offences in 2006-07.
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Lottery Cash Boost For Carers
The Princess Royal’s Fife Carers Centre, which recently moved into larger premises in the town, will be able to employ a new carer support worker, a part time information officer, and a part time administration assistant.
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Aid To Dealing With Heart Disease
A new product claimed to revolutionise testing procedures for a number of illnesses has been launched by a County Antrim company. The product, from Randox Laboratories, involves the use of biochips.
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Axed Residential Care Beds Could Be Restored By New Administration
Residential care beds for the elderly, controversially axed from a Sutherland community care centre by the former Highland Council, could yet be restored under the new political administration in Inverness, it is hoped.
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UTV Carer of the Year
For the first time, as part of the Daily Mirror`s Pride of Britain Awards, UTV will highlight and reward the work of the nation`s caring community, honouring those unsung heroes whose work often goes unnoticed.
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Call To Act Over Rising Suicides In Poor Areas
Deprivation is driving a rise in suicides in the poorest parts of Scotland, research released yesterday suggests. A new study focused on the biggest clusters of suicides in the past 20 years, finding that east Glasgow was persistently the worst-affected area.
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Patients Denied Sight Treatment
Patients losing their sight have said they are being denied access to a drug which could stop them from going blind. Injections of the drug Lucentis are only being made available by a few Local Health Boards in Wales while clinical guidelines are prepared.
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Executive To Tackle Youth Offending
Measures designed to give a more rounded and reliable picture of young people’s behaviour will be brought in by the Executive to replace the previous administration’s indicator of persistent young offenders.
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