Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) have bought 100 iPads as part of a pilot project aimed at boosting employee work capacity. A NCC employee working in adult social care, told the
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Only one in fourteen social care professionals believe that changes implemented since 2007 have had a positive impact on the sector, according to recruitment agency Randstad Care. The survey of
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More than 4,000 households across England are at risk of losing their home every week through an eviction or repossession, according to research by Shelter. The housing charity also revealed
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Milton Keynes Council has been criticised by a top judge for unlawfully removing a frail pensioner from her son’s care due to social worker’s concerns about her welfare. District Judge
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The standards which set out what social workers should expect from their employers have been revised and re-launched by local authorities, the Local Government Association (LGA) announced yesterday. The Standards
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Research by Carers Trust and Nottingham University shows that young people providing unpaid care for friends and family have many fewer opportunities in education and the workplace as a result.
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More than half of people affected by dementia have said they waited six months or more after first noticing symptoms of the condition before seeking professional help, according to a
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A survey by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) shows that just 28 per cent of registrants have claimed back the tax paid on their HCPC registration fees. By
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Child protection services are far too important to be exposed to the “fickleness and failings” of private sector organisations, according to a group of academics. Almost 40 senior social services
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The number of children calling ChildLine to confide in a counsellor about their parents’ drinking and drug abuse has doubled in the past year, the charity has revealed. The 24-hour
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