The Government has been accused of treating Parliament with contempt over the lack of detail in proposals aimed at improving children’s social care services across England. Labour said a large
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The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) have produced a new Appreciative Inquiry resource pack in partnership with NHS Education for Scotland (NES) as part of their work to support health
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Nicola Sturgeon has buried a charity time capsule to mark the opening of a new health and social care centre. Containing photos, jewellery, clothes and archived material from people who
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The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) have produced guidance materials for registrants and employers to introduce them to the new Fitness to Practise processes. The new Fitness to Practise
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In response to the current policy emphasis on delivering more integrated health and social care, the University of Birmingham’s School of Social Policy has published five new practical guides to
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Soaring numbers of blocked beds continue to disrupt the NHS in England – despite figures suggesting it may be starting to recover after a challenging start to the year. Delayed
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The number of days patients remain in hospital because of bed blocking has risen by a third in recent years, highlighting the scale of the crisis, a report has revealed.
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The King’s Fund have announced details of an event for social care leaders, policy-makers, commissioners, and providers to explore how the sector can respond positively to the challenges now and
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This consultation is the next stage in the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) move to a fitness to practise model of regulation and they are consulting on changes to their rules
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Work by the fire and rescue services to help reduce demand for other services through prevention, including health and social care, is being showcased in a new document ‘Working Together’.
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