Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Social Work Services committee have reported a net overspend of £49,000 of the Social Work Services budget for 2013/14. This figure is much improved on the
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An Inverness care worker has been convicted of assaulting an autistic resident in a unit run by charity The Richmond Fellowship Scotland. At Inverness Sheriff Court, Sheriff Margaret Neilson heard
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A legal challenge to Government plans to appoint a named guardian for every child in Scotland has been formally lodged in court. MSPs approved legislation earlier this year which will
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A former head of the Scottish Association of Social Work has been elected as the new President of the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW). Ruth Stark was elected at
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The Care Inspectorate has served a formal improvement notice on an Aberdeen nursery and it must now demonstrate significant improvement or face further action. The notice follows an inspection at
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Supervisors in care at home services and supervisors in housing support services can now apply to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). Supervisors in these roles can now
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The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) have announced the appointment of Peter Macleod as the new Chair of the Board. Peter is currently Director of Social
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A care home for older people in South Lanarkshire has been warned it must make significant improvements after it was served with a formal improvement notice by Scotland’s social care
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A West Lothian care home for young people has received top marks from Scotland’s social care regulator, the Care Inspectorate. Selms House, in Kirknewton, was graded excellent across the board
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An Aberdeen care home has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care it provided to residents was graded ‘weak’ for the second inspection in a row
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