There is a crisis of social care in Scotland and politicians need to make it a serious priority, writes Alex Cole-Hamilton. It’s the 21st century, we live in the capital
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A review by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) of mental health and adult social care services run by Cygnet Health Care Limited has raised a number of concerns requiring action
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Boris Johnson has vowed to produce a plan for solving the social care crisis within the next 12 months. The Conservative Party’s manifesto had promised only “cross-party” talks on how
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The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution has been ordered to pay £50,000 plus legal costs, following an incident at a care home in which a person sustained serious injuries. The care
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Scientists have developed a test that uses a smartphone camera to diagnose urinary tract infections in 25 minutes. The technology, by biological engineers at the University of Bath, identifies the
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More people will be working on Christmas Day compared to previous years, often without any extra pay, new research has suggested. The TUC estimated that 1,104,000 employees will work on
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A pensioner whose wish for a stripper to visit her care home was granted by management said that she “loved every second” of it. The 89-year-old resident, who gave her
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“Bed-blocking” due to a lack of social care will have cost the NHS a “staggering” £587 million between the last general election and the forthcoming poll, a charity has calculated.
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Jobseekers’ interest in applying for nursing roles has slumped by almost a fifth in the past two years, a new study suggests. Searches for nursing jobs have fallen in some
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A Kent care home has been heavily criticised by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman after it suddenly raised its fees – and then threatened to evict a vulnerable
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