Pavement Flaws Cost NHS £1bn A Year, Says Help The Aged
Falls are costing the NHS nearly £1bn a year, mainly due to older people tripping on damaged or uneven pavements, a charity warned last night.
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Experts Report On Fife EColi Nursery
A report is to reveal the causes of an E.coli outbreak which led to kidney failure in children attending a Fife nursery school.
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Cut Crime By Giving Addicts Hard Drugs On Prescription – Police Chief
One of Scotland’s top police officers called yesterday for hard drugs such as heroin to be prescribed to addicts who have turned to crime to feed their habit.
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Raids On Asylum Seekers’ Families Must Stop, Says Commissioner
The Children’s Commissioner for Scotland yesterday called for the Home Office to end immediately the detention of asylum seeker families settled in the country, describing the practice as “inhumane”.
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New Guide To Giving Up A Life Of Crime
An eight-point guide to persuading offenders to give up a life of crime is to be published today.
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Executive Director For Education And Social Work Appointed
Glasgow City Council has appointed Ms Margaret Doran as the new Executive Director for Education and Social Work services. Margaret Doran is the current Service Director for Education Services and came to Glasgow from Southend Borough Council in June of last year.
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Time Banking Scotland Launched
The future of time banking in Scotland is set to grow as a joint initiative is launched by Volunteer Development Scotland and Time Banks UK. The partnership seeks to complement and strengthen traditional volunteering by breaking down the time barrier in order to reach out to those who don’t normally get involved.
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Social Care Accolade Winners Announced
At a glittering ceremony in Cardiff’s City Hall nine deserving winners received their Social Care Accolades from Deputy Health & Social Services Minister, Gwenda Thomas AM in front of an audience of 200 people representing the good practice in social care learning and development at work in Wales.
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Powers To Tackle Home Care Costs
The Welsh Assembly Government wants to use new powers to make charges for care in the home fairer, BBC Wales’ Politics Show understands. People with disabilities can pay different amounts. Families in one local council area can face twice the care costs of those living in a different area.
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NHS No Better Under Labour – Poll
Four in 10 people in England do not believe the NHS has got better under Labour, a poll says. The British Medical Association said the findings should act as a “stark message” to Gordon Brown as he prepares to become prime minister this week.
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