New website aims to support growing demand for care workers in Wales
Wales will need thousands more people to work in caring roles with adults and children by 2030 if it is to keep pace with the growing demand for care services
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Webwatch: Trust becomes first to offer all patients online access to medical records
A hospital trust in Southampton has become the first in the country to offer all patients the chance to access and manage their health records online. University Hospital Southampton NHS
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Cases highlight danger of online abuse for people with learning disabilities
Two people with learning disabilities lack the ability to make decisions about the use of social media, a judge in a specialist court has concluded. Mr Justice Cobb decided that
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Webwatch: Child abuse images being circulated on encrypted messaging apps
Images of child sexual abuse and stolen credit card data are being traded on encrypted apps such as Telegram, an investigation by the BBC claims. It claims to have found
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Webwatch: How virtual reality is helping to rehabilitate injured children
Researchers from Sheffield Hallam University have developed two virtual reality (VR) computer games aimed at helping injured children through rehabilitation. The team, led by Ivan Phelan, research associate games developer,
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Webwatch: Social media companies should be fined for duty of care failures, NSPCC
Social media companies that breach “duty of care” laws designed to keep children safe online could face criminal investigation and unlimited fines, under proposals due to be outlined by the
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Webwatch: Barnardo’s issue CSE warning amid rising popularity of live streaming
The rise of live streaming services is contributing to children as young as eight being sexually exploited online, a charity has warned. Barnardo’s said youngsters had been encouraged to engage
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Instagram concedes it ‘needs to do more’ announcing ban on self-harm images
Instagram is banning graphic images of self-harm after Health Secretary Matt Hancock said social media companies “need to do more” to curb their impact on teenagers’ mental health. The photo-sharing
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Webwatch: Disability-themed emojis among latest designs approved for use
A range of disability-themed emoji has been confirmed as part of the next collection of the image-based characters, to be released later this year. Icons showing hearing aids, wheelchairs, prosthetic
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Huge rise in referrals to Met Police team probing online child abuse
The number of referrals to a Metropolitan Police squad tackling online child abuse has more than doubled. The unit received 2,514 referrals in 2018, compared with 1,050 the previous year,
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