The planning of health and social care services across East Renfrewshire is improving, inspectors have said today. A joint inspection which focused on the strategic planning of health and social
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Fewer than one in five local authorities have a dedicated appeals process for social care, according to new research by Independent Age, the older people’s charity. This means the only
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A new study released by job board CV-Library, ahead of World Mental Health Day, reveals that 21.5% of social care professionals are too afraid to tell their employer that they’re
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Scottish Care, the representative body for Scotland’s independent care home sector, has announced details of the finalists for their 2019 National Care Home Awards. The awards, which will form part
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Public commitment in the NHS risks being put “on the line” without greater transparency about the challenges it faces, a new report warns. Research by NHS Providers, the body representing
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The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) has announced new dates for a series of workshops offering enhanced learning opportunities for front line care at home workers, their supervisors and
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The Government has published guidelines for medical professionals in Northern Ireland ahead of the looming decriminalisation of abortion. Legislation passed by Westminster MPs in the summer will see a change
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Learning disability patients are subjected to potentially fatal face-down restraint an average of 10 times a day, figures show. Staff reported physically restraining patients with learning disabilities or autism 17,685
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Care services for more than 300 people and jobs for over 100 staff have been saved in Plymouth after a provider went into voluntary administration. 1st Call Homecare delivered social
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A new inspection of health and social care in Perth & Kinross published today has reported integration has been ‘slow to progress’ and ‘structures and processes had not been developed
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