In January 2017 the Chief Social Worker for Adults in collaboration with the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SICE) hosted a round table event at SCIE to explore what strengths-based
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A new survey from CV-Library, has revealed that despite 96.7% of carer workers believing that work-life balance is important, one in four (40.5%) admit that they don’t have a good work-life balance
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The guidance builds on the CQC quality framework, adding further detail on issues like relationships, diversity and protecting people from harm. It covers a diverse range of often complex issues,
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Two people with learning disabilities lack the ability to make decisions about the use of social media, a judge in a specialist court has concluded. Mr Justice Cobb decided that
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NHS staff will be offered 24-hour mental health support if they suffer a stressful incident at work, the Health and Social Care Secretary will say. Matt Hancock is to unveil
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Images of child sexual abuse and stolen credit card data are being traded on encrypted apps such as Telegram, an investigation by the BBC claims. It claims to have found
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Researchers from Sheffield Hallam University have developed two virtual reality (VR) computer games aimed at helping injured children through rehabilitation. The team, led by Ivan Phelan, research associate games developer,
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Nicky Campbell was adopted at four days old and has struggled with his emotions presenting an ITV show tracing the origins of abandoned children. The broadcaster has traced his own
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Introduction “It is only on reflection that I realise how crazy times were! I found myself in places with people which were totally unsafe. I was immune to things happening
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Pret a Manger’s charity is opening a house for the homeless which will also provide training in a local branch of the coffee chain, in a bid to get more
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