‘Fat’ family’s legal fight to get children out of care
The pregnant mother of two children, aged 3 and 4, taken into care because they were judged to be overweight spoke yesterday of her anguish at the decision.
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The pregnant mother of two children, aged 3 and 4, taken into care because they were judged to be overweight spoke yesterday of her anguish at the decision.
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The General Social Care Council (GSCC) is urging local authorities not to cut training budgets for social workers in a drive to save money.
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The government’s social work recruitment campaign has attracted 18,000 enquiries from those interested in joining the profession.
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A SOCIAL worker sacked following the death of a baby in Swansea has been offered her job back. Eleni Cordingley was struck off after admitting misconduct in the case of 13-month-old Aaron Gilbert, the Townhill tot killed in 2005.
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Allegations of assaults against children at a south Belfast nursery stem as far back as May, the Belfast Telegraph has learned.
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The number of people across the world with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease is predicted to almost double every 20 years as life expectancy increases, a new analysis says today.
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Social workers should be required to complete secondments with the police and other agencies, according to the Liberal Democrats.
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Cherie Blair is likely to front a legal action by care homes to get councils around the country to pay more for elderly care. The wife of the former Prime Minister has provided advice for a coalition of private care home firms, charities and housing associations who run residential and nursing care accommodation across England.
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Poor communication between hospitals and care homes in England may be putting people at risk of MRSA and other infections, the regulator says.
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SANDWELL Homes Tenancy Support Service has beaten off seven other councils to win a national award. The organisation won ‘Best Social Care Team’ category at the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) awards ceremony in Cardiff.
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