Judge critical of ‘very poor practice’ by Gloucestershire social services
Council social services bosses have come under fire from a judge for not assessing all options in relation to the care of a six-year-old boy at the centre of a
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Councils criticised over lack of information on social care costs
Families are paying too much for social care “all too often” because they are not getting the correct information, according to a report. The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) says many
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‘Ghost patients’ among fraud costing NHS billions every year
Up to £5.7 billion a year could be lost by the NHS to fraud by patients and staff, a new report has claimed. A review led by Jim Gee, a
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Call for government to address ‘out of step’ youth justice
An expert law conference at Northumbria University, Newcastle, has said the Government must follow the example of other countries and stop criminalising children as young as ten. Organised by Northumbria
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Council in disabled teenager case ordered to pay all parties’ legal bills
A council that came under fire from a judge over the way staff dealt with a severely disabled teenager has been told to pick up lawyers’ bills run up by
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New £6m dementia care centre to create 100 jobs in Manchester
Dementia care specialist Kingsley Healthcare has announced plans for a £6m development that will create up to 100 jobs in Greater Manchester. Building work on the 62-bedroom purpose-built dementia care home
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Number of households declared homeless up 10% in London
The number of households declared homeless is on the rise across England – shooting up by 10% in London, Government figures have shown. Figures released by the Department for Communities
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£2 billion spent on hospital mergers ‘despite little evidence of benefits’
Some £2 billion has been spent on 12 hospital mergers in the past five years despite little evidence they work, according to a report. Mergers are designed to help NHS
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Chief medical officer accused of ‘attempting to discredit’ Alzheimer’s study
Dame Sally Davies, the Government’s chief medical officer has been accused of attempting to soften the impact of controversial Alzheimer’s study before the findings were published by the leading journal
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BASW UK Chief Executive Bridget Robb announces her retirement
BASW UK Chief Executive and General Secretary of SWU Bridget Robb announced her intention to retire and will stand down from her joint role at the AGM in 2016. Bridget
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