A charity delivering a groundbreaking child protection programme with the help of student volunteers has been recognised for its work. Sheffield Hallam University has named Community Service Volunteers (CSV) its
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There needs to be more clarity over a £3.8 billion scheme aimed to integrate health and social care, local government officials have said. The Local Government Association (LGA) said that
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Specialist palliative care services in the community are continuing to lead to more people being able to die at home, according to a new report out today from the National
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At least 500 victims as young as two were abused by the shamed television presenter Jimmy Savile during his reign as one of the country’s most prolific sex offenders, new
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Wolverhampton City Council has been ordered to train all 6,000 of its staff in data protection in the next 50 days or be prosecuted for contempt of court. It comes
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New rules to speed up the adoption system and aim to get more children a stable, loving home without delay will come into force in July. The changes will attempt
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The number of emotional abuse cases being referred by a children’s charity helpline to police and children’s services has surged by nearly 50% in the last year. The NSPCC’s anonymous
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Mental health services for children and young people in Cornwall have been criticised in a Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health services. The review, produced by the council’s scrutiny
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More girls under 20 are overweight or obese in the UK than anywhere else in western Europe, alarming new research has shown. In this age group, 29.2% of the British
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Complaints to the local government ombudsman about adult social care in England have more than doubled over the last four years, it has been revealed. Local government ombudsman Jane Martin
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