Southern Cross given four months to find solution
Care home operator Southern Cross has reached an agreement that gives it four months to find a solution to its financial difficulties.
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Care home operator Southern Cross has reached an agreement that gives it four months to find a solution to its financial difficulties.
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SOCIAL workers have been criticised for leaving a frail 87-year-old in the care of her mentally-ill niece. The family of Elizabeth Jackson say she was badly let down by the authorities.
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Wokingham borough has become the first unitary authority in the country to set up a company to manage its provision of social care.
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Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said the Government will take “any steps possible” to ensure that residents in crisis-hit Southern Cross care homes do not have to move.
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The highest number of suicides recorded in Northern Ireland took place last year, a report has revealed.
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Robert Myloff denies attacking two elderly residents at the Ballumbie Court Care Home in Dundee.
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A MAJOR campaign to tackle stigma and discrimination of people with mental health problems will be launched in Wales today.
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A new organisation which will run health and social care services in Bath has been given the seal of approval by regional NHS officials.
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According to a report by Saga, the Folkestone-based organisation for over-50s, the shortfall in spending on care could be much worse than previously thought, with the UK languishing near the bottom of the European league.
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Research has led to calls for changes in government policy and a remodelling of provision to help this vulnerable group
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