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| 02/08/2010 02:43 PM |
| GSCC: 'New chief will be stymied by failure to publish review' |
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NOTE: please publish on web as well kirsty.mcgregor@rbi.co.uk The new chief executive of the General Social Care Council will face a difficult...
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| 01/26/2010 01:33 PM |
| Mayor arrested in fraud inquiry |
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A council suspends a London mayor from his post after he is arrested on suspicion of benefit fraud.
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| 01/13/2010 05:12 PM |
| Battling bills - what help is there? |
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A guide to the help available to those struggling to pay their fuel bills this winter.
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| 12/12/2009 07:25 PM |
| Pension rise limit may save £350m |
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Parts of the state pension will be frozen in April despite the chancellor's pledge that it would rise by 2.5%, the BBC learns.
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| 02/02/2010 03:14 PM |
| Short breaks for disabled children may be statutory |
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Local authorities could face specific statutory duties on providing short-break services for families of disabled children and young people after ring-fenced funding ends in 2011.
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| 02/02/2010 02:45 PM |
| Edinburgh may be sued by disabled people over contracts saga |
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Disabled people may sue Edinburgh Council for human rights breaches or disability discrimination because of its handling of a retendering process for care and support services, which is likely to be halted on Thursday.
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| 02/01/2010 05:32 PM |
| Edinburgh to halt contract process after Deloitte criticism |
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Edinburgh Council is set to halt a controversial retendering process for support services for disabled people after it was criticised in an independent report.
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| 02/08/2010 02:43 PM |
| GSCC: 'New chief will be stymied by failure to publish review' |
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NOTE: please publish on web as well kirsty.mcgregor@rbi.co.uk The new chief executive of the General Social Care Council will face a difficult...
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| 02/08/2010 02:12 PM |
| Scottish sector chief unconvinced of need for UK-wide college |
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Social workers in Scotland may not need a national college to support their profession as there are already enough bodies fulfilling this role.
That was the message from the new chief executive of the Scottish Social Services Council, Anna Fowlie, who spoke out after talks to establish a national college of social work in England began last month.
The final report of the Social Work Task Force said the new body was needed to provide "strong, independent leadership; a clear voice in public debate, policy development and policy delivery; and strong ownership of standards" for the profession.
While the college is part of a programme of reform for the profession in England, the report said the new body could be extended to cover the whole of the UK, which the British Association of Social Workers strongly supports.
College unneeded
However, Fowlie said her organisation was already "leading the way in improving education and training, encouraging people to go into a career...
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| 02/08/2010 01:53 PM |
| Gordon Brown fails to satisfy Adass on free care costs |
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Prime minister Gordon Brown today defended government plans for free personal care at home for people with high needs but failed to satisfy critics over costs of reform
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| 02/04/2010 01:08 AM |
| Vulnerable adults to keep carers |
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People with disabilities succeed in their campaign to choose the carers they want, rather than ones appointed by the council.
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| 02/03/2010 12:11 PM |
| Funding secured for care houses |
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Funding is secured to build 63 apartments in West Sussex for the elderly and those with learning difficulties.
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| 01/20/2010 04:27 PM |
| Mother killed son out of 'love' |
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Why did a mother inject her 22-year-old son with a fatal dose of heroin?
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| 02/08/2010 04:14 PM |
| Gascoigne held after takeaway row |
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Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne and another man are arrested after a disturbance at a takeaway in North Yorkshire.
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| 02/08/2010 12:04 PM |
| Mental health sufferers 'adrift' |
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A district judge says mental health sufferers are being abandoned by the courts and calls for urgent action.
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| 02/06/2010 02:01 PM |
| Fight to stop ancient meadow sale |
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Residents try to stop Devon County Council selling a Grade II listed building and acres of ancient woodland near Kingsbridge.
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| 02/08/2010 11:16 AM |
| Institute of Psychiatry launches site to help mental health carers |
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Relatives, carers and friends of people with psychosis are being helped to access clear information and advice on the condition and the support available...
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| 02/05/2010 11:06 AM |
| Letters to Community Care, 11 February 2010 |
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We need to tap into unused foster carers There are many thousands of unsuccessful enquiries made to the 800 UK fostering providers annually. We...
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| 02/02/2010 11:00 AM |
| Mental health charity fined £30,000 over support worker's killing |
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A mental health charity has been fined £30,000 for failing to protect a support worker who was stabbed to death by a service user in 2006. Ashleigh Ewing (pictured), 22, was killed in Newcastle in May 2006 during a home visit on behalf of Sunderland-based charity Mental Health Matters. (Pic credit: PA)
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