New prison college offers hope to NI young offenders
A new college for young offenders at Hydebank Wood in Belfast has been opened by the Northern Ireland Prison Service. The college, for 18-21 year old young men, will address
Read MoreA new college for young offenders at Hydebank Wood in Belfast has been opened by the Northern Ireland Prison Service. The college, for 18-21 year old young men, will address
Read MoreThe Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) has launched a new campaign to promote the statutory regulation of Arts Therapists amongst employers. The Why Hire an Arts Therapist? (WHAT?) campaign
Read MoreThe University of Stirling will host the UK’s first degree level module for those supporting people living with Huntington’s disease (HD). Devised by the Scottish Huntington’s Association (SHA) in collaboration
Read MoreResearch has revealed how re-offending rates amongst young people could be improved by following the example of the Victorian reform system. Professor Pamela Cox, of the University of Essex, told
Read MoreThe Welsh Government will provide £3m towards the cost of a £5m, 15 bed, specialist in-patient hospice, which will be built next to the main hospice building at Blackett Avenue
Read MoreA veteran Labour peer will not stand trial for historic sex abuse allegations because of the “severity” of his dementia. But the move has sparked anger and Leicestershire Police are
Read MoreA new, single body for Wales to strategically oversee workforce planning and commission education and training places for the NHS in Wales is needed, an independent review has recommended. The
Read MorePrescribing heroin to addicts could be cheaper than methadone, an expert on addiction has suggested. Professor Martin Schechter, who has long campaigned on the issue, said the drug substitute did
Read MoreA recent Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) conference explored the challenges facing a social work student leaving university and making the transition into the world of work as a newly qualified
Read MoreSome of the UK’s top experts and organisations in the field of Learning Disability nursing will attend the annual Positive Choices conference, this year hosted by the University of South Wales, at Cardiff’s
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