Legislation to establish a National Care Service for Scotland (NCS) will aim to ensure the best possible outcomes for people accessing care and support and end the ‘postcode lottery’ of
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Almost 5,600 complaints were received by the Care Inspectorate in 2021/22, according to a report. The scrutiny body issued a bulletin on Thursday detailing the complaints received and investigated between
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Dedicated child protection teams made up of police, healthcare staff and social workers should be set up in every local area, according to a review into the deaths of Arthur
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The healthcare regulator has issued a safety warning to an NHS trust embroiled in a scandal over baby deaths. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) told Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Less than half of the work being done to reduce risks of harm or abuse towards children within a Scottish local authority has been rated as good, a report has
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The children’s social care system needs a “radical reset” to stop the “cycle of escalating problems”, the leader of a review into the sector has warned. Josh MacAlister, a former
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The workforce development and planning body for adult social care in England has confirmed their Workforce Development Fund (WDF) is now open for grant applications for 2022-23. The WDF supports
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The chief inspector of Ofsted has said she is “particularly worried” about young children’s development, with the latest reports on education recovery showing some babies are struggling to understand facial
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A Second World War veteran with dementia was forced out of his nursing home during the coronavirus pandemic when his money ran out after his local council failed to fund
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Peers have defeated the Government in demanding that powerful new care bodies have a mental health “voice”. The House of Lords backed by 162 votes to 147, majority 15, a
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