Children and adults with disabilities and health conditions, no matter how complex, want to receive their care and support at home and in their local communities. This is what is
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The Office of the Chief Social Work Adviser in Scottish Government has issued a call to all social service workers to participate in their digital knowledge survey. To make it
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Surplus cash from business rates should be spent on tackling the country’s social care “crisis”, the Government is being urged. Unison said a “windfall” of £2.4 billion has yet to
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Vulnerable older people are being denied regular showers and visits to the toilet because of cuts to social care budgets, a UNISON report has warned today. The Damage: Care in
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Just one in ten adult social care directors believe their budgets are now manageable, as the Government is warned care funding cuts in county areas could soon be ‘terminal.’ Today,
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Complaints about care provided in people’s homes rose by a quarter over the last year, while those about care homes increased by a fifth, a new report says. The Local
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Care staff employed by Dorset company Tricuro are to stage a silent protest outside county council offices in Dorchester later today, over plans that could see some employees lose as
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The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) are reviewing their Code of Practice for Employers of Social Care Workers and are seeking need your views on the draft revised standards.
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Families are planning on mounting legal challenges over “illegal” cuts to social care, as a £1.9bn funding gap threatens services, experts say. The King’s Fund, Nuffield Trust and Health Foundation
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More people are facing waits in Scottish hospitals after being declared fit to go home, new figures have revealed. A total of 1,524 patients were affected by delayed discharge in
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