The City of Cardiff Council has welcomed the findings of the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) inspection of Children’s Services published last week. The Inspectorate has found significant
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Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) has launched its first ever Scottish Parliament election manifesto and is calling for improved holistic palliative care for babies, children and young people aged 0-25
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Inspectors have called for ‘significant improvement’ in older peoples services in Western Isles following the publication of a report today. Although some areas are reported to be performing well, inspectors
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Services for children and young people in Fife are performing well and are improving the lives of many, inspectors have said today. It follows a joint inspection of services across
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Zero-hour contracts are impacting the ability of care workers to provide an effective level of care to service users. A new report from Manchester Metropolitan University suggests that these employment
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The parents of an autistic teenager who has endured a six-month “jail sentence” in a psychiatric ward have slammed his “inhumane” treatment, calling it an “abuse” of his human rights.
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A Mencap support worker has been suspended after a photograph emerged apparently showing shopping bags piled on her client’s wheelchair, close to his face. The learning disability charity said it
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A high-profile campaign to ensure the public knows exactly what standards they can expect from social care workers in Wales has been launched. The ‘Our Code is Not a Secret’
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Doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals will be given a legally protected “safe space” to report concerns and mistakes to a new independent NHS investigation branch, Jeremy Hunt has said.
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Hundreds of thousands of older people in Britain are facing a “double whammy” of unmet care needs and being chronically lonely, a charity has warned. Age UK said there were
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