Engage: Dementia – a growing problem with growing solutions
Friday 4 March sees the fifth Plymouth Dementia Conference at the Guildhall in the city. Each year has seen the event grow, not just in size but also in influence.
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Webwatch: New cancer App launched for health professionals
A new app which will help GPs, pharmacists and other health professionals with referrals for patients suspected of having cancer has been launched. The app, developed with health professionals and
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Resources: Updated template to help social workers prepare for court
The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) and the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) have launched an updated template for local authority social workers to
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Resources: New safeguarding leaflet to help elderly at risk of abuse
Older people’s charity, Independent Age, has published a new leaflet to help the elderly, their families and carers recognise the signs of abuse and understand where to go for help.
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Engage: Welfare Bill risks making poor children ‘invisible’
We are seeing a watershed moment in the way that the UK Government deals with child poverty, as Parliament decides whether to give final assent to the Welfare Reform and
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Health & care service managers among professions working most unpaid overtime
Millions of workers put in £31.5 billion of unpaid overtime last year, a new study has shown. More than five million people worked an average of 7.7 extra hours a
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Long term career goals – the path to success
Setting long term career goals is by far the best way to guide your career into the future that you want. By setting your sights on where you want to
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Report: Dame Janet Smith Inquiry report into BBC Abuse
The BBC Trust has published in full the report by Dame Janet Smith DBE of her inquiry into the BBC’s culture and practices during the Jimmy Savile and Stuart Hall
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Resources: Improving English, number and digital skills in social care
Everyone working in adult social care needs English, number, digital and employability skills, including team work, and problem solving skills. Together these are known as core skills. They enable workers
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Webwatch: Youth and Criminal Justice in Scotland: the young person’s journey
The Youth and Criminal Justice in Scotland: the young person’s journey is an online resource that aims to simplify how the youth and criminal justice system works for under 18s
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