A new report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found older people are being denied personalised, effective and responsive care due to poor integration of services. In its report,
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National deafblind charity Sense has responded to the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services’ (ADASS) annual budget report by calling for adequate and sustained financing for adult social care.
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Vulnerable girls at a “toxic and destructive” Church of England children’s home were drugged and sexually and physically abused over nearly 20 years, a report has revealed. Revelations of sexual
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New research shows that 67% of unemployed 17-19 year olds in Newcastle come from the 25% of 17-19 year olds who have had multiple contacts with children’s social care. An
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Social work for children and families is under “severe stress” and government plans for reform have “significant weaknesses”, a group of MPs has warned. The cross-party Education Committee said social
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A 2% council tax surcharge introduced by George Osborne last year to help pay for adult social care in England has failed even to cover the additional cost from the
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Doctors, teachers, social workers and police officers risk “re-traumatising” vulnerable children because of a lack of understanding about how youngsters react to problems in childhood, a charity has warned. YoungMinds
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Government guidance on school sex and relationships education policies is out of date and is older than the majority of pupils learning about the subject, the Terrence Higgins Trust said.
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Pregnancy multivitamins are a waste of money, researchers have concluded. A review found “no evidence” that multivitamins result in better health for a mother or her baby and were an
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Three children should be taken from the care of a woman who is facing jail after admitting conspiring to supply around £800,000 worth of amphetamines, a family court judge has
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