This is a summary of common weaknesses in local authorities that were judged inadequate in inspections, between January and May 2015, under the single inspection framework. It aims to help
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The Department of Health have published new guidance on how staff in social care settings can ensure adults get personalised care and support. Voice, choice and control: how registered nurses,
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HM Inspectorate of Probation has published a third report on the early implementation of the government’s Transforming Rehabilitation programme. The report, Transforming Rehabilitation – Early Implementation 3: an Independent Inspection
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The NSPCC are launching a campaign in the New Year to ensure all children who have experienced abuse or neglect across the UK get the therapeutic support they need. To
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This project was conducted by Nada Savitch and Emily Abbott (Innovations in Dementia CIC), and Professor Gillian Parker (Social Policy Research Unit, University of York) and funded by the Joseph
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Health and social care services should work more closely together to ensure older people with social care needs and multiple long-term conditions receive effective care, says NICE. In latest social
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Simply going shopping, playing in the park or reading are the kind of everyday activities that give young people in care a better sense of value and well-being. That’s the
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A comprehensive new resource to support health and social care staff and educators who work with people living with dementia and their carers has been launched today. The Dementia Core
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The Mindful Nation UK report is the result of a 12-month inquiry by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Mindfulness into how mindfulness training can benefit UK services and institutions. The
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The NSPCC has assembled a new resource for social work professionals involved in transitioning children from a care setting to their home. For a child, returning home from care can
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