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Employers ‘totally unprepared’ for migration fall after Brexit, study finds

By Alan Jones12th June 2017News England

Firms are being urged to step up their preparations for Brexit after a new study found that employers are “totally unprepared” for a fall in migration once Britain leaves the

Scottish Ballet awarded grant to set up dementia friendly dance-based activities

By Iain MacDonald12th June 2017News Scotland

Scottish Ballet has been awarded £150,000 by the Life Changes Trust to enable them to become dementia friendly. They will use the funding to set up a programme of dementia

Scottish Government launch New Health and Social Care Standards

By Iain MacDonald9th June 2017News Scotland

Scotland’s new Health and Social Care Standards have been launched, with human rights at their core. The standards, which will be implemented on 1 April 2018, will apply to the

Former care home resident tells court of unspeakable ‘quiet room’

By Rod Minchin8th June 2017News England

The investigation into abuse of vulnerable adults at two care homes in Devon was launched after one of the residents contacted the authorities. The resident – known only as AC

‘Unacceptable attitudes’ towards people with learning disabilities ‘must change’

By Rod Minchin8th June 2017News England

Health campaigners have called for changes in how society treats adults with learning disabilities following the scandal at two care homes in Devon. They said that vulnerable adults were often

Call For Posters: Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care Annual Conference

By Iain MacDonald7th June 2017Reports & Resources

The Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care (SPPC) have issued a call for posters for their annual conference taking place in Edinburgh this September. If you are you involved in an

Care home management convicted of ‘organised and systemic abuse’ of disabled residents

By Rod Minchin7th June 2017News England

Thirteen directors, managers and staff at two care homes have been convicted of imprisoning disabled adults in empty rooms to punish or control them, it can be reported. An abusive

Inspectorate publish results of self-assessment report on Welsh care homes

By Iain MacDonald31st May 2017News Wales

The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) have published the results of their adult and children’s home Self Assessment of Service Statement (SASS) 2016. In October 2016, providers of

Engage: How to settle social care funding once and for all

By Janette Rutterford, The Open University31st May 2017Engage

Branding it a “dementia tax” was inspired – opponents of the Conservative Party’s election manifesto railed against its fundamentally unfair proposals for dealing with the social care costs of increasing

Child abuse inquiry hears succession of apologies from organisations to survivors

By Hilary Duncanson31st May 2017News Scotland

Scotland’s national child abuse inquiry has heard a succession of apologies from organisations to survivors who say they were abused as youngsters in residential care. Groups including Quarriers, Daughters of

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Employers ‘totally unprepared’ for migration fall after Brexit, study finds

Scottish Ballet awarded grant to set up dementia friendly dance-based activities

Scottish Government launch New Health and Social Care Standards

Former care home resident tells court of unspeakable ‘quiet room’

‘Unacceptable attitudes’ towards people with learning disabilities ‘must change’

Call For Posters: Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care Annual Conference

Care home management convicted of ‘organised and systemic abuse’ of disabled residents

Inspectorate publish results of self-assessment report on Welsh care homes

Child abuse inquiry hears succession of apologies from organisations to survivors

Family hail justice for little ones as mother jailed over four boys’ fire deaths

Southport child-killer detained for at least 52 years for ‘sadistic’ murders of girls

Whitehall ‘group think’ and inter-departmental ‘open warfare’ slammed by vaccine tsar

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Tag: Care Homes

Employers ‘totally unprepared’ for migration fall after Brexit, study finds

Scottish Ballet awarded grant to set up dementia friendly dance-based activities

Scottish Government launch New Health and Social Care Standards

Former care home resident tells court of unspeakable ‘quiet room’

‘Unacceptable attitudes’ towards people with learning disabilities ‘must change’

Call For Posters: Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care Annual Conference

Care home management convicted of ‘organised and systemic abuse’ of disabled residents

Inspectorate publish results of self-assessment report on Welsh care homes

Engage: How to settle social care funding once and for all

Child abuse inquiry hears succession of apologies from organisations to survivors