Engage: Social care evidence base
Social care may be the poor relation of healthcare with regard to research funding, but it’s something of a myth that it is not evidence-based, says Research in Practice Director
Read MoreSocial care may be the poor relation of healthcare with regard to research funding, but it’s something of a myth that it is not evidence-based, says Research in Practice Director
Read MoreDr June O’Sullivan MBE, Chief Executive of the London Early Years Foundation (LEYF), has been awarded an honorary degree by Middlesex University. She was presented with the award at the
Read MoreSkills for Care, home of the National Skills Academy for Social Care, is now seeking applications from social care organisations with the capacity to host a graduate management trainee for
Read MoreAlmost two-thirds of children in poverty are living with parents who work, according to a new study. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found that, while levels of absolute child
Read MoreA 99-year-old with dementia was immersed in a scalding hot bath by a female care assistant who had been in “a bad mood”, a jury has heard. The victim is
Read MoreA nursery in Aberdeenshire has been told it must make urgent improvements or face the cancellation of its registration to operate. The Care Inspectorate has served a formal improvement notice
Read MoreSocial care should be given a much higher national status – as an industry of strategic importance on a par with roads and railways. That was the message from John
Read MoreA highly critical review into alleged abuse at care homes in South Wales says the owner of two of the homes should have been prosecuted. The review of Operation Jasmine,
Read MoreBetween June 2014 and April 2015, The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) led a project to explore the perceptions of, and approaches to, innovation in homelessness
Read MoreThis September sees University of the West of Scotland (UWS) launching its new MSc in Psychology. This postgraduate conversion course, which is being delivered at the University’s Paisley Campus, is
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