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07/02/2009 11:58 AM
Progress on personal budgets July 2009, personalisation
The Social Care Institute for Excellence gauges research findings behind the development of personal and individual budgets


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BBC News and Sport Search: disability benefits

BBC News and Sport Search: disability benefits

BBC News and Sport Search: disability benefits


07/01/2009 06:12 PM
Stadium 'could be white elephant'
The 2012 Olympic Stadium is in danger of becoming a "white elephant", a London Assembly committee claims.

07/01/2009 11:50 AM
Digital switch wrong letters sent
Over 60,000 people are wrongly sent letters telling them they are eligible for help in switching to digital television.

06/26/2009 03:01 AM
Alcohol link to one in 25 deaths
One in 25 deaths across the world are linked to alcohol consumption, Canadian experts have suggested.

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Learning difficulties news and articles from Community Care

Learning difficulties news and articles from Community Care

Read learning difficulties news and articles from Community Care as soon as they're published.


07/02/2009 09:18 AM
Expression of Interest for the Evaluation of the Welsh Advocacy Grant Scheme for Adults with a Learning Disability and Autistic Spectrum Disorders.
The Welsh Assembly Government has funded advocacy ser-vices for people with a learning disability in Wales since 2003

07/01/2009 01:30 PM
Web review: National Transition Support Team
WEBSITE FOCUS National Transition Support Team www.transitionsupport...

06/30/2009 11:42 AM
'Councils must refocus learning disability money on job support'
The costs of the government's employment strategy for people with learning disabilities can be met from existing funds, the government's national director for learning disabilities has said.

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Adult services news From Community Care

Adult services news From Community Care

Adult services news from Community Care. Read all the latest adult services stories as soon as they're published.


07/02/2009 11:58 AM
Progress on personal budgets July 2009, personalisation
The Social Care Institute for Excellence gauges research findings behind the development of personal and individual budgets

07/02/2009 01:01 AM
Drive to attract nurses into approved mental health role
A commission on the future of nursing in England is to explore ways to encourage more mental health nurses to train as approved mental health professionals.

07/02/2009 01:01 AM
Wales to pioneer national standards for community equipment
Wales is set to become the first country in the UK to introduce national minimum standards for the provision of community equipment service.

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BBC News and Sport Search: learning disabilities

BBC News and Sport Search: learning disabilities

BBC News and Sport Search: learning disabilities


07/03/2009 12:52 AM
Colleges' agency spend attacked
Unions representing college employees say millions of pounds is being wasted on agency staff and consultants.

07/01/2009 07:01 PM
College protest at £5m grant cut
Students and staff from Cheltenham's National Star College take a protest to Westminster over reduced funding plans.

06/29/2009 03:44 PM
Grant withdrawal threatens school
The National Star College in Cheltenham could be at risk after a Learning and Skills Council grant of more than £5m is withdrawn.

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BBC News and Sport Search: mental health

BBC News and Sport Search: mental health

BBC News and Sport Search: mental health


07/02/2009 06:50 PM
Pensioner battered wife to death
A Nottinghamshire pensioner who battered his wife to death with a table lamp is detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act.

07/02/2009 02:38 PM
Report calls for jail number cut
Changes to the justice system should include reducing the numbers in jail and closing some prisons, says a report by a pressure group.

07/02/2009 11:51 AM
£4m mental health genetics centre
A research centre which will use genetics to study conditions ranging from schizophrenia to dyslexia is being launched.

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Mental health information and news from Community Care

Mental health information and news from Community Care

Read the latest mental health information and mental health news from Community Care.


07/02/2009 11:24 AM
News round up: GPS tags for offenders in mental health units
Other headlines in today's papers include: Ten-fold rise in forced marriages in just four years; Doctors oppose legal protection for assisted suicide relatives

07/02/2009 11:18 AM
GPS tracking for offenders in mental health units
Other headlines in today's papers include: Ten-fold rise in forced marriages in just four years; Doctors oppose legal protection for assisted suicide relatives

07/02/2009 01:01 AM
Drive to attract nurses into approved mental health role
A commission on the future of nursing in England is to explore ways to encourage more mental health nurses to train as approved mental health professionals.

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