Carers UK launch Jointly – an app for families caring for loved one
Carers UK has made a pioneering move into the app market with the launch of Jointly – a tool to help families manage care for loved ones alongside increasingly complex
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Charity criticises Telford & Wrekin Council cuts to adult social care
Planned cuts to adult social care in Telford & Wrekin have been criticised by a charity based in the borough. The trustees of Wellington Cottage Care are concerned that Telford
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Eating disorders: Hospital admissions up by 8 per cent in a year
New figures from the the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show a national rise of 8 per cent in the number of admissions to hospital for an eating
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Norfolk social care shake-up after serious concerns raised
Serious concerns that social care for adults with mental health issues in Norfolk is not good enough has led to the county council taking responsibility for the service away from
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East Sussex council jobs and services face axe
More than 100 job cuts, a reduction in adult care and children’s services and council tax rises are being considered by East Sussex County Council. The authority is also considering
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CQC finds ‘serious failings’ at mental health hospital
A mental health hospital in Surrey has been warned to make immediate improvements after ‘serious failings’ were discovered. Last week, it was revealed the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent
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MPs say social care providers must be bound by Human Rights Act
All providers of publicly arranged or paid-for social care services must be bound by the Human Rights Act, a group of MPs suggest. The Joint Committee on Human Rights says
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Three care workers charged with neglect at Cumbria nursing home
Three people have been charged will ill treatment and willful neglect in connection with incidents at a Cumbria nursing home. The charges follow an investigation into safeguarding issues that were
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More information needed for a better understanding of private fostering
Ofsted has called on local authorities, local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) and the Department for Education to work together to build a better understanding of the extent of private fostering
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Views sought in Ofsted consultation on childminder agency inspections
Ofsted is from today seeking views on how childminder agencies should be inspected. The government’s Children and Families Bill 2013 will allow for the creation of childminder agencies. They will
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