Coventry City Council plans to cut 150 social care jobs
About 150 community care jobs could be cut if Coventry City Council plans to save £5m are agreed next year. It is expected 100 of the job losses would be
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Dorset County Council plans ‘radical review’ of adult social care
Dorset County Council is planning to transform the way it delivers adult social care in a bid to save £7million. The directorate is to carry out a ‘radical review’ of
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Sexual exploitation against girls could have been prevented
A “significant part” of the sexual exploitation committed against young girls in Rochdale should have been predicted and prevented, a serious case review has found. Five of six victims on
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Councils call for ‘sustainable’ adult social care funding
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for long-term ‘sustainable funding’ for adult social care. In the wake of the announcement of the local government finance settlement yesterday, the LGA
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Concern as ‘trouble-shooter’ quits Northamptonshire child protection
The departure of a trouble-shooter brought in to overhaul Northamptonshire’s child protection services could delay improvements, it has been claimed. Kevin Crompton is to leave less than a year after
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CQC sets out new plans for inspecting community health care
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is to inspect more health services provided in the community. Inspections will be carried out by larger teams who will spend more time visiting services.
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Physiotherapist struck off for child pornography convictions
Physiotherapist Anthony J Donoghue has been struck off the HCPC Register for child pornography convictions at Maidstone Crown Court. A panel of the HCPC Conduct and Competence Committee heard that
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Number of people receiving social services support down by nine per cent
A total of 1.3 million adults received social services in England in 2012/13, a reduction of nine per cent on 2011/12 and 25 per cent on 2007/8. Among these 1.3
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Social worker struck off for voyeurism conviction
Social worker Joseph David Brown has been struck off the HCPC Register for a voyeurism conviction at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. A panel of the HCPC Conduct and Competence Committee heard
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MASH having a positive impact on child protection in London
The turnaround time for child protection cases judged as high or complex needs has almost halved in some areas since the London multi-agency safeguarding hub (MASH) programme began in 2011,
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