6 h. ago Perth and Kinross health chiefs drive down use of bank and agency nurses by 85 per cent

The Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership spent £2 million less on bank/agency nurses in 2024/25 than it did in 2023/24.

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8 h. ago Inspirational Ayrshire youngsters hailed for contribution to families and communities

The funding boost and award recognition has boosted the profile of the health and social care partnership, the achievements of the carers and shone a bright light on their successful link-up.

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14 h. ago More than 2,000 children disappear in social services care each year, report finds

A new report that reveals the rate at which vulnerable children go missing in the care of social services has exposed safeguarding failures, charities say

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33 h. ago West Lothian parliamentarians urge constituents to get winter flu jag

Almond Valley MSP Angela Constance and her Linlithgow counterpart Fiona Hyslop made the plea following the SNP Scottish Government’s announcement of a £20 million boost to strengthen social care and ease pressure on the NHS this winter.

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34 h. ago Breast cancer screening update for people aged 40 as Government responds to public

The Department of Health and Social Care has come under pressure to act

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46 h. ago More then 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care

Charities say vulnerable young people are being failed by local authorities, the police and central governmentMore than 2,000 children who have been trafficked or who arrived in the UK alone to claim asylum disappeared from social services’ care last year, according to freedom of information data shared with the Guardian.The authors of a report, Until Harm Ends, submitted FoI requests to children’s services departments in councils across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland asking for information about trafficked children and those who arrived alone in the UK and claimed asylum, who then went missing after being taken into care. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago More than 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care

Charities say vulnerable young people are being failed by local authorities, the police and central governmentMore than 2,000 children who have been trafficked or who arrived in the UK alone to claim asylum disappeared from social services’ care last year, according to freedom of information data shared with the Guardian.The authors of a report, Until Harm Ends, submitted FoI requests to children’s services departments in councils across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland asking for information about trafficked children and those who arrived alone in the UK and claimed asylum, who then went missing after being taken into care. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago The council overspending at the rate of nearly £500k per week

Rocketing demand for children's social care means Bolton council will need to dip into its cash reserves to balance the books

Economics

4 d. ago Social care worker sanctioned for "aggressive, degrading and patronising" behaviour towards colleagues

A warning was placed on Ronnie Lowe’s registration for a period of 12 months and a series of conditions imposed on his continuing registration.

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7 d. ago Around one in three people have turned to AI for mental health help, poll finds

Mental Health UK called for urgent safeguards to be put in place.

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8 d. ago Social worker, 29, ‘had sex with boy under 18 in her care at 3

Social worker, 29, ‘had sex with boy under 18 in her care at 3-star London hotel’  The Sun

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8 d. ago Working in understaffed NHS is leaving nurses sick and ‘broken’, leaders warn

The Royal College of Nursing said it was receiving dozens of calls every week to its advice line from staff suffering burnout.

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1 week ago English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books

Survey finds 60% of key cities councils are planning to sell assets to meet costs of adult and children’s social careEnglish councils are planning to sell social clubs, sports centres and shopping arcades as they bet on a fire sale of assets to balance the books, according to a survey of local authorities.The key cities group of councils, which represents second-tier cities in England, said 60% of councils were planning to sell assets to meet the escalating costs of adult and children’s social care. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Lanarkshire MSP unveils NHS winter plan and announces extra £20 million in funding

The £20 million investment will be targeted at initiatives by health boards to increase social care capacity and provide extra support at the front door of A&Es, which will reduce admissions and relieve pressure on acute services.

Economics

1 week ago Plan to move patients to Paisley nursing home not connected to hospital ward closure

Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) said its new “intermediate service” would cater to people who are medically fit to leave hospital but who require rehabilitation before returning home.

Science

1 week ago Full steam ahead for NHS bonfire of bureaucrats as Streeting finds £1billion for redundancy payments

The health secretary will use the money to axe layers of management across NHS England, the Department of Health and Social Care and local care boards.

Economics

2 w. ago Perth council chief makes grim council tax rise warning over social care costs

The comments from Perth and Kinross Council's leader comes as he meets finance and health ministers to find a solution amid an "unprecedented" level of complex care packages in the region.

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2 w. ago Fears care workers sponsored by SNP Government will face 'indescribable levels of exploitation'

Union bosses have called for care workers sponsored to work by the Scottish Government to boost the publicly-run social care sector

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2 w. ago Home carers open up on terrifying 'threats, abuse and assaults' faced at night in Glasgow

Staff are demanding Glasgow’s health and social care partnership listen to their concerns.

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2 w. ago Major GP surgery changes for working parents and carers in the UK

The Department of Health and Social Care has issued a statement in Parliament on a range of steps it says it is taking

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