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Report: Commission on Acute Adult Psychiatric Care – Interim findings

By Iain MacDonald20th July 2015News England

A new report from the Commission on Acute Adult Psychiatric Care (CAAPC) has published it’s interim findings into the provision of acute inpatient psychiatric beds and alternatives to admission available for

IRISS publish new resources tackling homelessness prevention

By Iain MacDonald15th July 2015News Scotland

Between June 2014 and April 2015, The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) led a project to explore the perceptions of, and approaches to, innovation in homelessness

Alarm over anti-psychotic prescriptions for people with learning disabilites

By The Press Association14th July 2015News England

NHS England has said it will take urgent action after finding a “high level of inappropriate use of psychotropic drugs in people with learning disabilities”. A report estimated that up

No tangible progress in care for people with learning disabilities

By The Press Association13th July 2015News England

The author of a report on the care of people with learning disabilities has reported an “alarming absence of any tangible progress” since it was published six months ago. Sir

New safeguarding Policy hopes to prevent abuse in Northern Ireland

By Iain MacDonald13th July 2015News Northern Ireland

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have published the Adult Safeguarding Policy for Northern Ireland ‘Adult Safeguarding: Prevention and Protection

NISCC domestic abuse seminar available to download

By Iain MacDonald8th July 2015News Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) have made a recent lunchtime seminar on domestic abuse available to download. The “Tackling Domestic Abuse – Working inside and out of

£2bn cut from vulnerable children’s funding in last five years

By The Press Association6th July 2015News England

Nearly £2 billion was cut from funding to help vulnerable children keep their lives on track in the last five years, according to leading charities. Drug and alcohol support along

Edinburgh event to showcase social pedagogy working with adults

By Iain MacDonald5th July 2015News Scotland

The University of Edinburgh and Camphill Scotland are hosting an event in September on using social pedagogy to work with adults. The ‘Diamonds are forever: using social pedagogy to work

New approach on mental health care reduced hospital admissions

By Iain MacDonald1st July 2015News England

A novel way of delivering mental health care imported from the USA has reduced the need for hospital admissions for people with psychosis, according to University of York researchers. But

New standard to improve the care of people with personality disorders

By Iain MacDonald26th June 2015Reports & Resources

NICE’s new quality standard on personality disorders includes seven statements to improve the treatment and care of people with the conditions. Borderline and antisocial personality disorders are two distinctive conditions

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Report: Commission on Acute Adult Psychiatric Care – Interim findings

IRISS publish new resources tackling homelessness prevention

Alarm over anti-psychotic prescriptions for people with learning disabilites

No tangible progress in care for people with learning disabilities

New safeguarding Policy hopes to prevent abuse in Northern Ireland

NISCC domestic abuse seminar available to download

£2bn cut from vulnerable children’s funding in last five years

Edinburgh event to showcase social pedagogy working with adults

New approach on mental health care reduced hospital admissions

New standard to improve the care of people with personality disorders

New record high number of children in poverty branded ‘source of national shame’

Welfare reform will push 250,000 into poverty, Government’s own assessment says

Peers demand tax hike safeguards as Government accused of ‘absence of humanity’

Councils being pushed to ‘financial brink’ amid £8bn funding gap, report warns

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Tag: Vulnerable Adults

Report: Commission on Acute Adult Psychiatric Care – Interim findings

IRISS publish new resources tackling homelessness prevention

Alarm over anti-psychotic prescriptions for people with learning disabilites

No tangible progress in care for people with learning disabilities

New safeguarding Policy hopes to prevent abuse in Northern Ireland

NISCC domestic abuse seminar available to download

£2bn cut from vulnerable children’s funding in last five years

Edinburgh event to showcase social pedagogy working with adults

New approach on mental health care reduced hospital admissions

New standard to improve the care of people with personality disorders