The rise in short home visits to elderly people by care workers is a damning indictment of the underfunded social care and health system, the chairman of the Local Government
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Adults with learning disabilities in Omagh are being supported to live full lives in a new housing scheme officially opened by the Northern Ireland’s Social Development Minister, Mervyn Storey. The
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NI Junior Ministers Jennifer McCann and Jonathan Bell today announced proposals on the way forward for new age discrimination legislation on the provision of goods, facilities and services. The Programme
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Glasgow City Council has launched an internal investigation into the conduct of a senior member of its social work department. Raymond Bell, Head of Mental Health and Adult Support &
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New workforce statistics published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) have been described as ‘deeply worrying’ by charity Independent Age. The report shows that two thirds of
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A new campaign which encourages Scots to act if they think an adult is being harmed, neglected or exploited launched today. The Scottish Government’s ‘Seen something? Say something’ campaign aims
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Care Forum Wales (CFW) is hosting a series of ‘Essential Update Seminars’ for registered providers, registered managers and senior staff who are responsible for providing social care in Wales. These
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A new information and signposting service that covers a wide range of information needs for adults with autism was launched by Northern Ireland Health Minister Jim Wells. The Belfast Adult
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Findings have been published from a study of the recruitment and retention of adult care home managers in Wales. The study, commissioned jointly by the Care Council for Wales (CCW)
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The Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care at the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Andrea Sutcliffe, is today congratulating England’s first three adult social care services which have achieved the highest
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