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• To protect children from sexual abuse we need to talk to potential offenders | Tom Squire

  05-09-2018 13:26
  Engaging with people who look at sexual images of children is vital if we want to prevent these awful crimesThe Channel 4 programme Married to a Paedophile, screened earlier this week, offered a compelling insight into two men arrested for looking at sexual images of children – and the devastating impact on their families.It was a gripping documentary, not least because it offered a rare glimpse of how two men, on the face of it living utterly unremarkable lives, could end up spending hour
  
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• Newly launched home care provider achieves outstanding result from CQC

  05-09-2018 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  North Cheshire and Leigh office achieves highest possible overall rating from the Care Quality Commission, just 16 months after its launch. 
   
  A Leigh-based company that helps adults maintain their independence by supporting them to continue living in their own homes, is celebrating after a recent inspection. 
  Right at Home North Cheshire and Leigh, owned by Julie Houston, has joined an exclusive club of homecare organisations to receive an ‘Outstanding’ rating from th
  
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• Eye imaging to identify preclinical Alzheimer’s disease study, too small to call

  05-09-2018 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A new study published in JAMA Ophthalmology reports that optical coherence tomographic angiography, otherwise known as eye imaging, could be used to identify preclinical Alzheimer’s disease by picking up certain changes in the retina.
  The study included 30 adults, recruited from Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center atWashington University,  who showed no signs of dementia prior to the research and 14 of these showed the biomarkers for prec
  
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• Hallmark Care Homes partners with not-for-profit social enterprise

  05-09-2018 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hallmark Care Homes has joined forces with The Together Project, a not-for-profit social enterprise that runs creative activities to unite different age groups to tackle loneliness and bring joy. 
  From September onwards, Hallmark homes in England will begin to host weekly Songs & Smiles sessions for residents, 0-4 year olds and their parents from the local community.
   
  Some of the residents will also be involved in facilitating the sessions by acting as welcomers as children and pa
  
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• It’s time to end the feud over fast-track training for children’s social workers | David Brindle

  05-09-2018 07:05
  Frontline is seen as elitist, but 55% of this year’s intake were the first in their families to go to university and 18% were non-whiteFrontline, the fast-track training scheme for children’s social workers, this week celebrates its fifth anniversary with the placement of its 1,000th graduate participant with a council. Social work academics see the scheme as elitist, overhyped and overfunded. The heated controversy surrounding it shows no sign of going away. But it’s timely to
  
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• Common painkiller linked to increased risk of major heart problems

  05-09-2018 01:06
  The commonly used painkiller diclofenac is associated with an increased risk of major cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and stroke, compared with no use, paracetamol use, and use of other traditional painkillers, a new study finds.
  
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