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ADCS welcome Munro review but throw caution to potential damage
ADCS President, Marion Davis, today welcomed the announcement of the Munro review to renew the focus on working directly with... -
Munro Review to look at children’s social work and frontline child protection practice
Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove has today written to Professor Eileen Munro to invite her to...
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NHS Trusts that provided care to Baby Peter have improved systems to ensure children are protected
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today published a report showing the four trusts that provided... -
Research puts quality of life at heart of adult social care and early years
Today, the Office for National Statistics is releasing the results of a three-year project researching outcomes for...
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Celebrity mums launch Barnardo's Big Toddle 2010
X Factor star Stacey Solomon and actress Laila Rouass along with her daughter Inez, were among hundreds of mums and tots at the launch of the... -
Social Work to change in Haringey
Social workers in Haringey are working with police officers and NHS child protection workers on all initial screening of...
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Re: The Debate on Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas in the UK
The risks to health and environment are too great and they pose a knock-on risk to long-term sustainable agriculture and tourism industries. There...
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Re: The Debate on Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas in the UK
I totally agree with everything you say. Also,there seem to be a lot of 'pro' experts speaking to us but we are a little lacking on those experts for...
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Re: Preventing Avoidable Admissions to Hospitals
Resources available to liaise and build bridges between primary and secondary care services are being unceremoniously cut back to the hilt. Due to...
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Re: Preventing Avoidable Admissions to Hospitals
Age UK published a report recently showing the catastrophic situation many old people are in today. An estimated 800,000 frail old people cannot...
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Early diagnosis
The government is putting pressure on GPs to increase the number of patients diagnosed with dementia. But why? But there is no evidence that an...
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(NL) Research & Innovation - Technology Strategy Board TSB - Healthcare
Priority Areas Healthcare spend is rising as populations increase and age There is potential for government support in UK healthcare...
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Interview: Anna Morris, Senior Policy Manager, Carers Trust
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Interview: David Badcock, Head of R&D;, Addaction
- Interview: Fred Turok, Chairman, UK Active
- Interview: Jamie Waterall, National Lead for NHS Health Checks, Public Health England
Editor's Feature
Joe Levenson Director of CommunicationsNational Council for Palliative Care (NCPC)
Why are we failing to support bereaved people?
Every minute someone in Britain dies, and almost half of us say we've been bereaved in the last five years. Yet society's response before and after a death often falls short,...
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