Care services ”are at their breaking point”
Care services for adults and the elderly are at breaking point, various bodies have said in an open letter to the leaders of the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats.
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Care services for adults and the elderly are at breaking point, various bodies have said in an open letter to the leaders of the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats.
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Staff suspended from a Castlebeck care unit after footage shows patients being kicked, slapped and drenched with cold water
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Social care minister asks regulator to investigate after BBC programme revealed systematic abuse at Winterbourne View unit in Bristol
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Experts warn that care home provider could soon collapse into administration
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The government has pledged to ensure “effective protection” is in place for residents of UK’s biggest care home provider, Southern Cross.
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High quality social care is a must, not an optional extra as the demand for high quality social services continues to grow, says a new report looking at the social services workforce and the changing ways that services are provided and delivered in Scotland.
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Scottish Borders Council has begun a review of the impact of changes to its charges for social care services.
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A HIGHLY successful anti-crime scheme for young offenders has been given a temporary reprieve.
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A fomer Fife social worker has been struck off the register after the Scottish Social Services Council found him guilty of misconduct.
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Services which support carers in North Lanarkshire are set to benefit from more than £730,000 of funding from the local authority.
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