The co-owner of a care home where 14 residents died in a blaze ignored fire safety advice in a staff training video because he did not think it applied to

AN IRVINE care home will be among the first in the country to have specially trained Dementia Champions to help residents.

A visit by senior Highland councillors left an elderly care home resident in tears yesterday amid growing concern that a manifesto promise to replace the facility – and four others – would be scrapped because of the recession.

Aberdeen City Council and the Robert Gordon University have worked together to produce a booklet entitled, Professional Writing, A Guidance Booklet for Social Work Practitioners.

BOSSES at North Lanarkshire Council’s social work department have been accused by home support workers of “ruining” staff morale with decision-making described as “policy on the hoof”.

A SACKED Rutherglen social worker who used official email to send a Gary Glitter ‘joke’ photo showing the convicted sex offender ‘smuggling’ an Asian child through an airport has denied any wrongdoing.

Children with additional support needs are to receive an improved service as a result of new measures that will make it easier for teachers and health staff to work together.

Social work chiefs in Aberdeen have drawn up plans to end support for dozens of ex-offenders in the city – despite fears that the move will lead to a rise in crime.

The Scottish Social Services Council’s (SSSC) annual review of trends in qualifying social work training in Scotland 2007/08 is now available to download from the organisations website.

A national charity aimed at helping addicts to come off drugs has been launched in Scotland.