Health and Social Care
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Views wanted on supporting carers
The Department of Health is developing a new strategy for carers that sets out how more can be done to support them – and they are asking for views ...
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Mental Capacity Act e-Learning
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has developed an e-Learning course that explores the Mental Capacity Act 2005, including best interest...
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Improving the quality and use of serious case reviews
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) and the Social Care Institute for Excellent (SCIE) have published a series of r...
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Schools and local authorities failing young carers
Results in The Children’s Society’s recent report, There’s nobody is there - no one who can actually help?, has found that schools and...
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Lack of reflective supervision and information sharing highlighted in serious case review
Events surrounding the death of Baby V have been examined in a serious case review by an unidentified local safeguarding children board, who was foun...
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Young people in transition: new NICE guidance
Updated guidance has been published by NICE on improving support for young people as they move from children’s to adults’ health and care service...
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Government sets out vision for children’s social care
Outlines for the government’s reform programme for children’s social care services in England over the next five years has been published (January...
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Special guardianship regulations updated
Special guardianship regulations have been updated to strengthen social worker assessments of guardianship arrangements. They came into force at the e...
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