Health Minister Michelle O’Neill has welcomed the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust’s intention to look again at its plans for mental health and learning disability day services in Belfast.
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A report published today by the national deafblind charity, Sense, highlights major health inequalities and barriers faced by deafblind people accessing healthcare in England. It comes ahead of the implementation
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Northern Ireland Health Minister Michelle O’Neill has received the report from the Expert Panel, tasked with considering the reconfiguration of Health and Social Care in the north. Ms O’Neill said:
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BASW’s Social Work with Adults Reference Group is asking social workers to complete a survey about their experiences implementing the Care Act one year on. The purpose of the survey
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The importance of teams to the successful delivery of health and care services is now well established. There is an overwhelming evidence base that teams of relevant professionals coming together
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Zero-hour contracts are impacting the ability of care workers to provide an effective level of care to service users. A new report from Manchester Metropolitan University suggests that these employment
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The head of the British Association of Social Workers has warned against the care of vulnerable people being “handed over” to private companies. Bridget Robb said social work was facing
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From April 2016 adult health and social care services will be delivered by a partnership between Aberdeenshire Council and NHS Grampian. The aim of this integration is to provide a
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Outside the Box have two new reports to share from ‘Getting There’: a project which aimed to help smaller, user-led providers be more ready for the implementation of Self-directed support
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Northern Ireland Health Minister, Jim Wells, has launched a new online service that provides easier access to information about mental health services across Northern Ireland. The new service will provide
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