Physiotherapist struck off for sexual misconduct
Physiotherapist Mark G Jones has been struck off the HCPC Register for performing a sexual act on a patient whilst working for Powys Health Board based at Ystradgynlais Community Hospital.
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Dorest council to close under-used £4m care home
A £4M care home that was built in Blandford just 2 years ago is set to close after Dorset County Council has recommended shutting Phoenix House because it is under
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Home Affairs MPs call for urgent action branding FGM ‘national scandal’
The failure to tackle the growing practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the UK is a “national scandal” that has resulted in the preventable abuse of thousands of girls,
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Children’s Commissioner to launch national probe into child sexual abuse
The Children’s Commissioner is launching a two-year national inquiry into child sexual abuse within the family environment including forced marriages. Maggie Atkinson (pictured), the Children’s Commissioner for England, said: “Society
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Social worker suspended over affair with service user
Social worker Sarah Madelynne Farrell has been suspended from the HCPC Register for forming an inappropriate relationship with a service user whilst working at Manchester City Council. A panel of
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Domestic violence conviction rate rises to 75%
A record three in four prosecutions for domestic violence resulted in a conviction last year, new figures reveal. The UK’s most senior prosecutor will today disclose that defendants admitted offences
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ADASS ‘extremely worried’ over deeper social care cuts
Deep cuts in spending on social care are being implemented in spite of “extreme” public concern over recent scandals in care homes, a senior figure has warned. David Pearson, president
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Government launch review of end of life care
A review of choice in end of life care has been launched to make sure adults at the end of life, their carers and family have more choice. The review
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Children’s human rights concern over legal aid test
Government plans to introduce a residence test for access to legal aid will breach an international convention on children’s human rights, MPs and peers have warned. The Joint Committee on
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Care UK to withdraw homecare contracts Norfolk County Council
Homecare contracts providing services for just over 200 people in the Broadland area of Norfolk are to be re-let after Care UK and Norfolk County Council agreed to terminate their
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