A free 24-hour dedicated helpline for older people across the UK has been launched aiming to combat loneliness in the over-65s. The Silver Line provides friendship, information and advice through
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Care sector workers are in line for nearly £340,000 in back pay as a result of investigations by HMRC. More than 2,400 workers in the care sector were underpaid the
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A social services worker who stole £19,000 from colleagues in Lynn in three months has been jailed for 16 months. Miranda Napper, 33, a former assistant team manager, was sentenced
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Birmingham City’s council leader demanded a face-to-face meeting with Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw (pictured) following his comments branding the city a ‘national disgrace’ over its failure to improve child
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Self-harming patients in hospitals are recieving almost the same care and treatment as they were 10 years ago, a Manchester University study revealed today. Self-harmers are continuing to suffer due
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A new report urges a rethink of how the UK organises and promotes immunisation, advocating among a raft of suggestions, a greater role for pharmacies and a more active part
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UBM Live has claimed that nearly 3,000 people came to The NEC for Care Show Birmingham, a rise of more than a quarter. The exhibition saw a new section –
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Southampton City Council have pledged to carry out a major shake-up of social services after inspectors branded them “inadequate” at a time when four children died in the city. A
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A specialist maritime care home, in Banstead, Surrey, is looking to reach out to individuals and families living with the challenges of dementia, in support of the national drive to
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Devon County Council is launching a review that will help it shape the way it supports people who need to go into residential care in future. The Council says the
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