Social care workers pay lagging behind in London
Two thirds of London boroughs are yet to be accredited as London Living Wage employers; of the third that are accredited there has been slow progress in applying fair wages
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Care home manager facing jail following attack on employee
A care home manager has admitted attacking one of his staff during a row in which racial and homophobic slurs were allegedly used. Andrew Stern, registered provider at Catherine Miller
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Staff protest against plans to close learning disability home
Staff at a Dorset care home have hit out over plans to close the facility. Councillors approved plans to hold a consultation with a view to closing Phoenix House in
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School pupils encouraged to think about careers in social care
A Worcester school has this week been encouraging more young people to consider careers in adult social care. Bishop Perowne CofE Performing Arts College has hosted a workshop designed to
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New Chair of Doncaster’s Children’s Services named
The Chair of Doncaster’s new Children’s Services Trust has been named as Colin Hilton CBE. The Trust will take responsibility for delivery of Doncaster’s children’s social care services this year,
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Report shows poverty influences UK survival rates for treatable leukaemia
Patients from less affluent backgrounds have a greater chance of dying from a form of chronic blood cancer than those from more affluent areas, according to a comprehensive study carried
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Historic opportunity for people in institutional care
Hundreds of thousands of children, young people, people with disabilities, people with mental health problems, older people and homeless people are segregated in institutions and suffer the life-long impact of
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Criminals to pay towards cost of running courts
Criminals will be made to pay towards the cost of their court case under legislation introduced to Parliament today by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling. The new measure is part of
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New service for child protection in Rochdale is launched
A new way of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and young people in the borough has been launched. The Multi-Agency Screening Service (MASS) aims to ensure the
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Leicestershire social workers move will save £800K
Leicestershire social workers are to be relocated from this weekend in a move that is set to save £800,000 a year. Leicestershire County Council care staff based in Brooklands Road,
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