No Probe Into The Transfer Of Care Homes
Calls for an investigation into the transfer of Essex County Council-run care homes to the private sector have been blocked.
Read MoreCalls for an investigation into the transfer of Essex County Council-run care homes to the private sector have been blocked.
Read MoreA vulnerable man with learning difficulties who was brutally tortured and murdered by bullies was failed by all the agencies charged with his care, a review of his case has said.
Read MoreElderly people are to be given money to pay for their own care in a move being hailed as one of the most radical welfare reforms in a generation.
Read MoreIt was a simple, informal ceremony but one that symbolised a family’s bittersweet struggle against the social services, the medical establishment and the British legal system.
Read MoreThe protests of thousands of people have been rejected by council bosses, who have agreed to sell-off six care homes.
Read MoreTens of thousands of people going through a severe mental health crisis are being deprived of the NHS treatment and support that was promised by the government, parliament’s spending watchdog disclosed today.
Read MoreBeleaguered bank Northern Rock is being investigated by the Charity Commission, after being accused of exploiting a Down’s syndrome charity to make money for itself.
Read MoreA Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council (GSCC) on 29 November 2007 decided the case of a social worker from Witney who was alleged to have breached the Code of Practice for Social Care Workers.
Read MoreThe Alzheimer’s Society is asking the government to consider spending more money on training care home staff and to cut the NHS’ prescription of sedatives to dementia patients.
Read MoreAnne McGuire, the minister for disabled people, has launched a consultation aimed at getting people with physical and learning disabilities good employment opportunities.
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