The Scottish Government has published guidance to support planned and delivery of health and social care integration in line with the principles they have set out. The Public Bodies (Joint Working)
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Two new apprenticeship standards for adult social care in England have been announced by Nick Boles MP, Minister of State for Skills and Equalities. It is the culmination of months
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Alan Baird, Chief Social Work Adviser to the Scottish Government, shares his sector news and views in his brand new blog, Talking Social Services. Since my last blog, the new
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Ensuring that the health and wellbeing of Edinburgh’s half a million residents is protected is not a job that we take lightly. Edinburgh Council’s Health and Social Care department this
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The Home Office’s planned inquiry into child sexual abuse across all areas of British public life has had a troubled start to say the least. While its panel has at
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Child sexual exploitation (CSE) is a ‘real and ongoing problem’ that has become a new social norm in some neighbourhoods of Greater Manchester. This will not be tackled unless there
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This paper reports findings drawn from a study of good practice in English social care for adults with disability and older people with severe and complex needs. People with severe and
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Care and support is something all of us will receive at some point in our lives. However, our experiences of that care are likely to vary. Some of them will
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Community Catalysts is a Community Interest Company established in January 2010 by and working in close partnership with the charity Shared Lives Plus, an organisation that promotes the effective provision
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This paper uses a service evaluation of a city-wide Advocacy Rights Hub, based in a northern-English city, as a vehicle to explore the shift in welfare provision away from regulated
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