Briars residents ‘were handled poorly’ at Southampton care home
AN occupational therapist told the Southampton care home trial she considered the technique of how residents were manually handled as “very poor.”
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AN occupational therapist told the Southampton care home trial she considered the technique of how residents were manually handled as “very poor.”
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Social workers in England have seen a sharp rise in the number of child safety worries brought to their attention, researchers say.
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It’s time for social work to get off its collective knees and launch a revolution in the great May tradition, says BASW chief executive Hilton Dawson in his PSW column next month.
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The husband of convicted care home killer Rachel Baker has been cleared of perverting the course of justice.
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Social work courses could be taught at Thames Valley University from next year if plans go ahead. It is hoped that from September 2011 undergraduate and postgraduate social work programmes will be taught following The University of Reading’s decision to discontinue its work in the area.
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Three senior managers of a troubled children’s services department have left. But Salford council insists their departure has not been forced.
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A couple told today of their “nightmare” battle to prevent social workers taking their three-year-old son into care after a council claimed that his health had been damaged by a meat-and-dairy-free diet.
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An independent watchdog has recommended government intervention in a failing council after concluding it was not capable of making improvements.
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A “REVOLVING door” mental health system in North Lincolnshire is damaging the long-term health of patients with serious disorders according to a leading charity.
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Leaders in adult social care have discussed ways of transforming vital services in the face of massive financial challenges.
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