Boy whose play space was dog feeding area must be adopted, judge rules
A little boy whose play space was also a dog feeding area must be placed for adoption, a family court judge has ruled. The youngster, now three, had lived with
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Tag: Childrens Services
NHS ‘sending English eating disorder patients to Scotland due to bed shortages’
Eating disorder patients in England are being sent to Scotland by the NHS because of bed shortages, it has been reported. Most of the patients are said to be teenagers
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Council budgets in Scotland ‘could be cut by £700 million’, says new report
Council budgets could be cut by £700 million by the end of the current Parliament, according to a new report. The study, commissioned by the Scottish Local Government Partnership (SLGP),
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Council fails to provide therapy for boy with special educational needs for second time
Somerset County Council has for the second time left a vulnerable boy with disabilities without the speech and language and occupational therapy support he needs, because officers did not know
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Sure Start centre closures have risen every year since 2010 with 156 closing last year
The number of Sure Start children’s centres closing has increased every year since 2010 with 156 shutting in 2015 alone, official statistics show. Figures released by the Department for Education
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NICE Guidance: End of life care for infants, children and young people
This guideline covers the planning and management of end of life and palliative care in for infants, children and young people (aged 0–17 years) with life-limiting conditions. It aims to
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Grandparents criticise social services staff who were unable to trace them
A couple who have lost a High Court fight over the care of their granddaughter criticised council social services staff who were unable to find them when the youngster was
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Terminally ill children should be asked about ‘life ambitions’, new NICE guidance
Children and young people with life-limiting illnesses should be asked if they have a wishlist of achievements they want to accomplish, health officials have said. Medics or care workers developing
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Stepmothers struggling over relationship with stepchildren, study finds
Stepmothers have more problems getting on with their stepchildren than men do, research has found. About 65% of stepfathers reported good relationships with their stepchildren compared with 57% of stepmothers,
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Engage: Social care services facing a daily crisis – the government must fund them properly
Before the recent Autumn Statement, there was plenty of chatter about the government – at long last – putting more money into social care. The system has been starved of
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