Oldest people will be hit hardest by spending cuts, charity warns
The oldest people in society will be hit hardest by cuts in public spending – losing almost a sixth of their household income by 2014, according to a leading charity.
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The oldest people in society will be hit hardest by cuts in public spending – losing almost a sixth of their household income by 2014, according to a leading charity.
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A social worker who was given a job with her local council’s child protection unit after she was convicted of plotting to murder her husband will face a misconduct hearing in November.
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FAMILIES or individuals in Moray could be paid to take in and care for pensioners and disabled people, it emerged yesterday.
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The health and social care workforce is being given the chance to have their say on autism training.
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Thirty-four care homes and eight agencies providing care in people’s homes have closed in the past 12 months following regulatory action and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) says the system is about to get tougher.
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BASW Scotland convenor Graeme Rizza has written to the first minister Alex Salmond urging him to help safeguard social work services from Westminster spending cuts and offer the same recognition for social services as is currently given to the health sector.
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Five years after new Scottish mental health laws came into force, there’s a general consensus that the needs and wishes of people with mental health problems are being respected when it comes to their care and treatment.
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A retired academic from Suffolk who specialised in childcare has been jailed after admitting a string of child pornography charges, prosecutors said.
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UK employers are being stopped from hiring much-needed staff from outside the EU following the introduction of a temporary immigration cap.
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A radical use for farms and smallholdings in the UK could provide major healthcare, social and education benefits for vulnerable people and give a boost to the rural economy.
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