Doncaster care workers announce further strike action
Care workers in Doncaster have announced plans for a three-week strike as part of their long-running pay dispute with Care UK. Around 70 workers are set to take part in
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Home Group warns of social care postcode lottery
One of the UK’s largest providers of social care services has warned that ambiguity in the rules and guidance included in the Care Act could undermine the Government’s desire to
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Death rates in top four cancers fall by a third over 20 years
Death rates for breast, bowel, lung and prostate cancer combined have fallen by almost a third (30 per cent) in the last 20 years according to the latest Cancer Research
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Arrest at Wiltshire nursery as Ofsted closes premises
A nursery in Calne, Wiltshire is at the centre of a police investigation following the arrest of a woman over the weekend. The 37-year-old is believed to work at the
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Social worker suspended for placing service users at risk
Social worker Luke Tydeman has been suspended from the HCPC Register for poor risk assessment whilst working for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. A panel of the HCPC
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BBC reveal paedophile advised Home Office on residential childcare policy
The BBC has revealed that a convicted paedophile at the centre of the forthcoming historical abuse inquiry, advised the Home Office on changes to children’s residential care. The broadcaster said,
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Inspectorate report critical of child protection procedures
Probation staff and youth offending teams needed to tighten up their child protection procedures and join up better with other agencies, said Paul McDowell, Chief Inspector of Probation. His comments
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Work starts on £20M complex for older people in Manchester
Work has begun on a £20m complex to provide 135 homes for older people in Wythenshawe, south of Manchester. Set to open in February 2016, Village 135 is an Extra
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Children’s mental health services ‘totally unacceptable’, LGA
Children’s mental health services urgently need a complete overhaul if young people are to receive better support and care, council leaders have warned. The Local Government Association, which represents over
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Former social worker jailed over child sex charges
A former social worker has been jailed for four years for arranging to have sex with an eight-year-old girl. Nicholas Allen, from Rochdale, was arrested for trying to arrange child
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