Independence politicians clash over NHS funding
Politicians in the Yes and No camps have clashed over NHS funding in a debate before Scotland’s youngest generation of voters. The BBC’s Big, Big Debate in Glasgow’s SSE Hydro
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Scottish care workforce underestimated by 1200
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has identified an error in the data supplied by the Care Inspectorate for 2012 which was published in the Scottish Social Service Workforce Data
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Dementia Carer Voices campaign reaches 1500 pledges
The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland’s (the ALLIANCE) Dementia Carer Voices project has reached an important milestone on their ‘You Can Make a Difference’ campaign, gathering 1500 pledges from
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Resources for Scots care workers on welfare reform
A recent report The Impact of Welfare Reform on Third Sector Care and Support Services In Scotland from the Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) and the
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Improvement notice served on Ayrshire care service
Scotland’s social care regulator has served a formal improvement notice on an Ayrshire-based care at home service. The Care Inspectorate has informed the service, HRM Homecare Services Ltd, of six
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FAI: Declan Hainey subjected to ‘prolonged neglect ‘
Defects in the system responsible for the care of a toddler as well as “prolonged neglect” were factors which contributed to his death, an inquiry has found. Declan Hainey’s body
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Call for Papers for Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care
The Scottish Journal for Residential Child Care will be publishing a special edition in Summer 2015 on issues related to management and leadership in residential child care. The editors are
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Former ADSW president retires from local government
The Chief Executive of Aberdeenshire Council and former head of the Association of Directors of Social Work, Colin Mackenzie, has announced his retirement from a career spanning 40 years in
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East Renfrewshire children’s services get glowing report
Services for children and young people in East Renfrewshire are performing well, providing excellent support to families, a new report has revealed. It follows a joint inspection led by the
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Inspectors concerned over care at Edinburgh home
An Edinburgh care home has been ordered to make significant improvements after inspectors raised serious concerns about the quality of care provided to residents. The Care Inspectorate has graded the
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