A new report, published by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), shows that more people than ever before work in Scotland’s social services. There are some 206,400 people in the
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From a couple working on a ward side by side, to a doctor reading out family text messages to a dying Covid-19 patient, key workers have been sharing their stories
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Nursing home staff are drained and daunted by the highs and lows of the coronavirus pandemic, one NHS worker has said. Carers were drafted in from the public sector to
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Rosalind Watt is an operations coordinator at Beyond Limits in Dumfries and Galloway, a small organisation providing support to people with learning disabilities, mental health issues and other support needs.
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Although there’s still no cure, researchers are continuing to develop a better understanding of what increases a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. A recent study that looked at 396
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Northern Ireland’s Covid-19 contact-tracing mobile phone app has become the first in the UK to launch. It is called Stop Covid NI and is aimed at interrupting the spread of
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The Scottish Social Services Council has launched a new resource which showcases how the social service workforce has adapted, coped and excelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. Inspiring Care Stories brings
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More than a hundred people with learning disabilities received care so poor that it significantly affected their wellbeing or “directly contributed” to their death, a report has found. Some 7,145
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Despite already working at stretched capacity, recent events have forced the social care workforce to “go beyond” to meet the ongoing demands of the current pandemic. In an open letter
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The Prime Minister has sparked anger among care providers after saying “too many” did not follow procedures properly during the coronavirus outbreak. With some providers reporting up to 100 different
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