NHS introduces clearer thinking on dementia
Cross-party support for England’s national dementia strategy is leading to more research, training and ‘dementia cafes’ for patients and carers
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Cross-party support for England’s national dementia strategy is leading to more research, training and ‘dementia cafes’ for patients and carers
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Haringey Council has appointed a permanent director of children’s services. Libby Blake, who is due to take up the post in November, will join Haringey from the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, where she was acting executive director for family and children’s services.
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A senior government adviser has been appointed as Ofsted’s manager for social care development.
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A pilot scheme where social workers visit elderly people to assess whether their homes are a fire risk should be rolled out across the country and beyond, Norfolk’s coroner said yesterday.
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A childrens’ services boss was ‘foolish’ for telling the media no one would be disciplined after a toddler’s death, an employment tribunal was told.
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Social workers have been criticised for using £10,000 of a pensioner’s savings to pay for personal care which should have been funded by Edinburgh City Council.
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A party which would have cost council tax payers in Dumfries and Galloway about £13,000 has been cancelled.
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Social work must share the blame for the breakdown in individual responsibility within society. By Dr Jonathan Parker
SUICIDES in Scottish prisons are believed to have quadrupled in the past three years, prompting calls for better provision of mental health support for a growing number of vulnerable prisoners.
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AN experimental Scottish project in which police refer young gang members directly for intensive support from a local charity has achieved dramatic results by cutting offending in half.
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