The Scottish Government is consulting on changes to the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, including the Named Person service. The consultation seeks feedback on the draft statutory guidance
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25% of older people needing help with basic tasks still cannot choose when they eat, when to take a bath or shower or what time to go to bed according
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A national study of every NHS mental health service in the UK has found that high turnover of staff and more patient complaints could be linked to suicide risk among
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has published a revised Code which places public expectations at the heart of good nursing and midwifery practice. The Code will be sent to
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The NSPCC is seeking views from social workers involved in child protection and broader work with children and families to identify gaps in child protection research. This will help NSPCC
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The regulator of health and adult social care has issued draft guidance for consultation on how providers across England can make sure they are meeting the Government’s new requirement for
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The Care Quality Commission today published its fifth annual monitoring report on the implementation of the deprivation of liberty safeguards (DoLS). These are part of the Mental Capacity Act, and
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Within the wider health and social care arena, there is much emphasis on the challenges of meeting the needs of an ageing population, yet little is known about social work’s
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In developed and developing countries, with very few national exceptions, people are living longer and dying slower through degenerative rather than infectious disease. This paper addresses the challenge that this
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Following separation and/or divorce, a growing number of parents jointly share the care of their child(ren) either equally, or at least 30 per cent care by each parent. Some of
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