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Report: Northern Ireland Social Care Council – Annual Report and Accounts 2016/17

By Iain MacDonald26th September 2017Reports & Resources

The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) Annual Report and Accounts 2016/17 gives an account of the financial management and achievements of the regulator over the year. Highlights Include Roll-out

Government must not be allowed to ‘duck responsibility for statutory social care’, Mencap

By Iain MacDonald25th September 2017News England

Learning disability charity The Royal Mencap Society (Mencap) has again called for the Government to honour its obligation to fund statutory care for some of the most vulnerable people in

Residents asked to return old care equipment as council launch amnesty campaign

By Iain MacDonald25th September 2017News Scotland

An amnesty on care equipment has been launched in the Scottish Borders with people being urged to hand in items they no longer need. The Scottish Borders Health and Social

University of Derby launches online Integrative Health and Social Care HE Diploma

By Iain MacDonald20th September 2017Education & Training

The University of Derby has launched a new course aimed at supporting health and social care workers into higher education while they continue to work and earn. The Diploma of

Learning programme for aspiring social care managers extended in Wales

By Iain MacDonald14th September 2017News Wales

The closing date to apply for a place on the Step up to Management programme has been extended to 13 October 2017. Step up to Management is an exciting new learning

‘Alarming’ rise in Scots deaths from Alzheimer’s placing ‘heavy strain’ on care services

By The Press Association13th September 2017News Scotland

Deaths from Alzheimer’s disease have risen by a third in the last year, with campaigners warning the “alarming” increase is placing a “heavy strain” on the NHS and care services.

Engage: How to create the working environment care professionals desire

By Lee Biggins11th September 2017Engage

The healthcare industry is continuously under fire in the news recently, with extreme staff shortages and poor working conditions hitting the headlines. This is becoming a large problem, especially bearing

New Standards launched for social work and social care employers in Northern Ireland

By Iain MacDonald5th September 2017News Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) and the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) have jointly launched the new Standards for Employers of Social Workers and Social Care Workers.

Engage: Expo explores a new era of care

By Iain MacDonald4th September 2017Engage

This is a sponsored article and is brought to you by the Health and Care Innovation Expo.Since the birth of the NHS in 1948, England’s demographics have changed immeasurably. As

More than half of councils face insolvency over special needs spending – survey

Man with Down’s syndrome died after care worker ‘landed on him’ in swimming pool

NHS trust fined £1.6 million for ‘catalogue of failures’ that led to deaths of babies

Judge-led inquiry to be held into Nottingham attacks in ‘matter of weeks’, PM announces