Number of ‘forced adoptions’ by social services doubles in three years
THE number of Scottish parents having children taken away and put up for adoption has rocketed in the last three years.
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THE number of Scottish parents having children taken away and put up for adoption has rocketed in the last three years.
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Meals on wheels, free fruit at school and social care services for the elderly were “hanging by a thread” as councils across the UK braced themselves for the heftiest cuts in a generation, the country’s biggest trade union warned today.
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Orkney Health and Care has launched a telehealth service using advanced solutions from Tunstall Healthcare to enhance healthcare delivery for patients with long-term conditions, such as chronic heart disease and chronic lung disease.
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A consultation about how to meet the needs of people with autism has been launched amid growing concerns about the support available.
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Four former social work staff are claiming unfair dismissal after being sacked for distributing a joke e-mail of convicted paedophile Gary Glitter.
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A MOTHER of four faces jail after attacking two social workers inside a council office. Kelly Brogan launched the vicious attack against Victoria Hampton and Elaine Franklin in the reception area of the Muirhouse social work office.
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Anna Bawden looks at how harsh spending cuts will hit those who use frontline services
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Children are at risk of harm due to inadequate and late assessments by Kent County Council’s social services department, warns Ofsted.
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More than half of the children detained for immigration reasons are psychologically damaged by their experience, according to research by Medical Justice.
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The Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has made £1.5m available to children’s social care providers to put towards the cost of staff training.
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