Engage: Why recruiting for values is vital in social care
Adult social care is a people business. At its heart, it’s about making a positive difference in the lives of people that require support. It is about human connection. It
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Police Scotland launch campaign to help potential online abusers alter their behaviour
The police have launched a campaign targeting men who groom and abuse children online. The campaign, entitled Stop It Now!, focuses on men who are either already offending or at
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Coalition demands urgent action from platform chiefs to ensure services are safe for children
A coalition of more than 100 sexual abuse survivors, families and child safety experts have written to the heads of major tech platforms demanding they take urgent action to ensure
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Webwatch: ‘Sobering’ survey finds 17% of women have experienced online violence
Almost a fifth of women in Scotland have experienced online violence, “extremely sobering” new research has found, with almost three-quarters saying this should be made a crime. Research by The
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Acupuncture and craniosacral therapy ads banned over long Covid treatment claims
Three ads for acupuncture and craniosacral therapists have been banned for making misleading claims about their ability to treat long Covid. A paid-for Facebook ad and an Instagram post for
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Engage: Dispelling the myths of compassionate leadership
Chronic staffing issues, low retention rates, high sickness rates and low morale. The challenges facing us in health and social care continue and things simply must change. The way for
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Health and care workers being short-changed by 12-year freeze in mileage rates
People who drive their car for work are being short-changed because the Government has not updated mileage rates for more than a decade, according to a report. Analysis by motoring
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Employees think sexual harassment reports now being taken more seriously in workplaces
Britons believe sexual harassment reports are taken more seriously in workplaces than five years ago and that they would be treated fairly by bosses, a new poll has found. The
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The government wants a ‘volunteer army’ to save social care – our research shows why that’s not possible
The UK government is recruiting a volunteer army for social care, to help with the sector’s record-high vacancy rate. There are currently a staggering 165,000 open posts, representing 10.7% of
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Engage: Child sexual abuse – what the data tells us about perpetrators and victims
The government has announced plans to make it a crime not to report child abuse. As part of this, the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has vowed to “stamp out” grooming
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