The Care and Support Alliance has this week elected a new Chair, the Chief Executive of Papworth Trust, Vicky McDermott. Vicky replaces Richard Hawkes of Scope who stepped down in
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Care England, the largest representative body for independent social care providers, has published a new report on the state of social care warning of a collapse in the system if
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A record number of people in England and Wales are being convicted of violent crimes against women, figures show. There have been increases in the number of successful prosecutions for
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The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) has announced that Elaine Buckley has been appointed as the new Chair of the Council. A qualified physiotherapist, Elaine is currently the Assistant
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North East Lincolnshire Council has been heavily criticised by the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) after social workers arbitrarily removed a young baby from her mother’s care and handed the child
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Campaigners have called for urgent action to stop unaccompanied child asylum seekers being thrown behind bars with adults. Traumatised youngsters whose ages are disputed are being imprisoned on the basis
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Lord Janner allegedly abused children in the Houses of Parliament, an MP has claimed. Labour’s Simon Danczuk said he had met Leicestershire Police, who were investigating abuse allegations against the
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The University of Birmingham have published the findings from a two-year evaluation of micro-enterprises in social care, based in their School of Social Policy. Micro-providers of care and support, employing
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Marie Curie is calling for healthcare professionals to receive further training and development in palliative care to ensure that everyone with a terminal illness gets the care and support that
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The University of Bradford has launched a database to store and share information on Dementia Care Mapping. Dementia Care Mapping is an established approach to achieving and embedding person-centred care
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