Increasing costs and lack of money ‘puts one in six care homes at failure risk’
One in six care homes are showing signs that they are at risk of failure amid rising costs and lack of funding, a new study shows. Research by accountancy firm
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Report: Action for Children – Revolving Door – Are vulnerable children overlooked?
What happens to children who are referred for help, but don’t meet the threshold for support? When things are bad, but not quite bad enough? A lot of work has
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Council failed to carry out risk assessment when it banned man from care home
A man was banned from visiting his partner’s mother in her care home when Nottinghamshire County Council failed to go through the correct procedures, the Local Government and Social Care
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Children’s Services ‘pushed to breaking point’ as councils reveal £605 million overspend
Three-quarters of councils in England overspent on their children’s services budgets by more than half a billion pounds, council leaders have warned. Figures for the 152 English councils which provide
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Council to pay vulnerable woman’s care home fees after denying funding for 10 months
A London council which took too long to assess a vulnerable woman’s needs has been asked by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman to pay nearly £20,000 in care
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Report: Ombudsman releases complaints statistics for all local authorities (England)
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has published details of the complaints it has received about all local councils in England in 2016-17. The Ombudsman investigates complaints about all
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‘Landmark’ ruling says husband and wife foster carers are Glasgow City Council employees
A husband and wife team who have been working as foster carers have succeeded in a bid to be recognised as council employees following a “landmark” tribunal ruling. James and
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Sexual health clinics at ‘tipping point’ as demand rises by 25% in five years
Sexual health services are reaching a “tipping point” after visits to clinics increased by a quarter in five years, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned. The LGA said demand
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Blame for Liam Fee’s death seems to have been placed on me, says ex-social worker
A former social worker involved in the case of murdered two-year-old Liam Fee said she feels as if the blame for his death has been placed on her. Lesley Bate
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MSPs warned over long-term funding of integrated health and social care
The integration of health and social care is underfunded and lacks a long-term financial strategy, a Holyrood committee has been told. The budget shortfall means the required shift in the
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