ADHD in the Workplace
There is a growing interest in understanding the prevalence, correlation and treatment options of adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Recent studies indicate that between 30 to 70% of children
Read MoreThere is a growing interest in understanding the prevalence, correlation and treatment options of adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Recent studies indicate that between 30 to 70% of children
Read MoreAn exercise in robbing Peter to pay Paul. That is one way to interpret figures, obtained by The Herald, which show money is being taken from one part of the social work budget of Scottish local authorities to shore up another section. The cash involved might not be substantial compared with the overall annual budget – perhaps £50m out of a total of more than £2bn – but the transfer is representative of a bigger problem afflicting at least one of the core areas of responsibility of councils. This is the care of children at risk.
Read MoreAn independent person will chair a strategic review to be carried out by the new Cornwall Primary Care Trust into all aspects of healthcare provision in Cornwall. Cornwall’s Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee have given the Primary Care Trust two months to carry out the review. If members are not satisfied with the results they could then request a separate independent inquiry to be carried out.
Read MoreA high risk convicted sex offender who poses a serious threat to children is on the run in Northern Ireland. The PSNI have taken the unusual step of warning the public about 35-year-old Paul Hunter Redpath. They said he should not be approached as he poses a serious threat to vulnerable children and young people.
Read MoreParents are considering legal action over the decision to close a respite home in Epsom without the guarantee of alternative places for its severely disabled residents. Wells House is run by Surrey Social Services to provide short breaks and residential care for young people with complex needs. Two weeks ago a letter was sent to parents of 25 affected children announcing the home would close on November 13 because of “operational reasons”.
Read MoreArthritis Care welcomes new measures to tackle abuse of the Blue Badge Scheme designed to benefit disabled vehicle users – and calls for the crackdown to be extended to private car parking. Police and civil enforcement officers, traffic wardens, local authority parking attendants are now authorised to inspect blue badges as part of their duties. Failure to produce a badge when using an on-road space reserved for badge holders, or when parking on a yellow line, could result in a £1000 fine.
Read MoreCash destined for pensioners is being used to plug a black hole in spending on Scotland’s most vulnerable children, it was revealed last night. A new report obtained by The Herald shows councils are squeezing budgets for the elderly and other vulnerable adults to help meet a shortfall of more than £160m a year for their core social work services for children. The report, written by Professor Arthur Midwinter, the country’s most respected expert in local government finance, has infuriated the Scottish Executive.
Read MoreA world-renowned Scottish doctor yesterday criticised health chiefs for refusing to offer pregnant women ultrasound checks that could detect a condition which can kill healthy babies within minutes of birth. Professor Stuart Campbell, who provoked debate with his 4-D scans showing babies “walking in the womb”, said it was a “scandal” that nothing was done by the NHS to detect vasa praevia. It claims the lives of about one in 3,000 babies who bleed to death in the womb.
Read More{mosimage} Serious crimes such as assault and mugging will be punished by instant fines of up to £100 from as early as next year under proposals to keep offenders out of courts, it has been reported . The plans, drawn up by the Home Office, propose an extension of fixed-penalty notices from early 2007, The Times reported.
The penalties would be handed out for offences including assault, threatening behaviour, theft up to the value of £100, obstructing or assaulting a police officer, possession of cannabis and drunkenness, the newspaper said. A spokesman for the Home Office said he could not comment on leaked documents, adding that such proposals had “not gone anywhere near ministers”.
Cindy Barnett, chairman of the Magistrates’ Association, said the proposals made a mockery of the criminal justice system and downgraded the gravity of offences that should go before the courts.
Read MoreThe Mental Health Commission is now faced with another problem if it wants to begin operating mental health tribunals on the target date of 1 November. The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has advised consultant psychiatrists not to sign a contract with the Commission to provide independent medical examinations of involuntary patients. Mr Fintan Hourihan, Director of Industrial Relations with the IMO, said the contracts are inferior to the consultant common contract.
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