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£30k wrecking spree at care home for dementia sufferers

By The Daily Record4th October 2011News Scotland

THIEVES went on a £30,000 wrecking spree at the site of a new care home for dementia sufferers. The gang ripped out all 31 radiators at a former council social work building awaiting a makeover.

Dumfries & Galloway social work management under fire

By The Dumfries Standard4th October 2011News Scotland

THE RUNNING of the Dumfries & Galloway council’s social work services is still a concern – five years after it was slated by regulators.

Highland company recognised for excellence

By Iain MacDonald30th September 2011News Scotland

Highland Home Carers has been recognised at the annual Scottish Council for Development and Industry Highlands and Islands Business Excellence Awards for its approach to people development.

Glasgow City Council spends £80,000 on award ceremonies

By STV30th September 2011News Scotland

Local authority spent £79,529 in 2010/11, the second highest out of all the councils which responded to FOI request across the UK.

Social work chief points to failings at Elsie Inglis home

By The Edinburgh Evening News30th September 2011News Scotland

COUNCIL chiefs have said the absence of an external manager in the company which ran the crisis-hit Elsie Inglis nursing home appears to have played a “significant” part in the problems.

New report on the evidence base for the delivery of adult services

By Iain MacDonald30th September 2011News Scotland

Alison Petch, Director at IRISS, has authored a report commissioned by the Association of Directors of Social Work (ADSW) entitled, An evidence base for the delivery of adult services.

Fife care homes: plan back to square one after council fails to find private partner

By The Courier28th September 2011News Scotland

The future of Fife Council’s care homes has been thrown back into uncertainty after the local authority failed to find a suitable provider to take on the service.

Care UK to open first dementia home in Edinburgh

By The Scotsman28th September 2011News Scotland

CARE UK is to open a 90-bed residential and dementia care home in Edinburgh, the first in a number that it plans to develop over the next five years.

‘Neglected’ care home to close after critical report

By STV28th September 2011News Scotland

A care home for adults with learning disabilities is to close after being described as “tired looking and neglected” by inspectors.

Scotland in the grip of depression

By The Scotsman28th September 2011News Scotland

THE number of Scots prescribed pills to combat depression has soared to record levels, with more than one in ten people now regularly taking antidepressant drugs.

Category: News Scotland

£30k wrecking spree at care home for dementia sufferers

Dumfries & Galloway social work management under fire

Highland company recognised for excellence

Glasgow City Council spends £80,000 on award ceremonies

Social work chief points to failings at Elsie Inglis home

New report on the evidence base for the delivery of adult services

Fife care homes: plan back to square one after council fails to find private partner

Care UK to open first dementia home in Edinburgh

‘Neglected’ care home to close after critical report

Scotland in the grip of depression

Bill passes Commons hurdle as MPs vote for assisted dying in England and Wales

Net migration drops 20% to 728,000 after hitting record 906,000 in 2023

Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds

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Category: News Scotland

£30k wrecking spree at care home for dementia sufferers

Dumfries & Galloway social work management under fire

Highland company recognised for excellence

Glasgow City Council spends £80,000 on award ceremonies

Social work chief points to failings at Elsie Inglis home

New report on the evidence base for the delivery of adult services

Fife care homes: plan back to square one after council fails to find private partner

Care UK to open first dementia home in Edinburgh

‘Neglected’ care home to close after critical report

Scotland in the grip of depression