Adoption scorecards ‘an unwelcome distraction for councils’
Councils have criticised the latest publication of adoption scorecards by the government, warning that the data could lead to ‘misleading’ comparisons between authorities.
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Councils have criticised the latest publication of adoption scorecards by the government, warning that the data could lead to ‘misleading’ comparisons between authorities.
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A father has described Kent’s social services as a “total shambles” after his son, in foster care, was sent a letter meant for him by mistake.
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Devon care homes have called Devon County Council’s decision, to lodge an appeal over the High Court ruling ordering it to raise its fees, “appalling”.
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Saint Michaels Hospice has received a glowing review following an unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission.
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The number of reported cases of abuse against vulnerable adults rose by 23% in just one year, provisional figures show. Data from 99 councils in England show that the number of reported cases rose by 21,000 between 2010/11 and 2011/12.
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A SCHEME helping elderly people stay in their own homes for longer, rather than going permanently into a care home, is being extended in Swansea.
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A new campaign to warn that HIV infection is still a health risk launches in Wales on World Aids Day, December 1.
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The second stage of an inquiry by MPs into the state of social work heard a wave of additional evidence from frontline social workers about why child protection practice is in a parlous condition and how new government adoption targets could deepen the crisis facing the profession and those who rely on its services.
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SOCIAL workers in Neath Port Talbot have been burning the midnight oil just to keep on top of their caseloads, it has been claimed.
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Hundreds of elderly and disabled people have been denied funding, despite a spare £648,000 in the council’s social care budget.
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