A blast of intense cold weather dubbed the “Beast from the East” has reached the UK, with temperatures expected to dip below freezing throughout the week. The extreme temperatures mean
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The Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board (NSAB) and the Newcastle Safeguarding Children Board (NSCB) have published a Joint Serious Case review to consider and learn from sexual exploitation involving children and
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Scotland has changed, politically and culturally, in recent years, with persistent demands for independence culminating in a referendum in 2014. On this fluid political landscape, social welfare can be co-opted
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A charity has urged Twitter to do more to help disabled users report hate speech against them on the site, claiming it remained too difficult to report disability-related abuse. Muscular
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Balancing a healthy lifestyle and work can be hard for professionals. After a long day at work, it’s understandable that a trip to the gym may be the last thought
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Employers are being accused of having “antiquated” attitudes to recruiting women as new evidence revealed many believe it is reasonable to ask about plans to have children during a job
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Closer integration of health and social care services, with the aim of ending the historic divide between the NHS and social services, has been the goal of successive governments for
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A Postgraduate Diploma programme in Adult Nursing introduced by Bangor University is the first course of its kind in North Wales. It offers recent graduates of life and social science
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Social Work England will be the new professional regulator for social workers in England. It will undertake core regulatory functions including: Setting standards Holding the professional register Approving initial education
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Care providers can now download new guidance from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman to help them provide clearer cost information in their contracts for service users. Based on
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