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• Don’t trust algorithms to predict child-abuse risk | Letters

  19-09-2018 18:17
  Letters from Patrick Brown, Ruth Gilbert, Rachel Pearson and Gene Feder, Charmaine Fletcher, Mike Stein, Tina Shaw and John SimmondsYour are right to highlight councils’ use of data about adults and children without their permission, alongside the warped stereotypes that inevitably shape the way families are categorised (Council algorithms use family data to predict child-abuse risk, 17 September). But the problems are more wide-ranging. In policy debates shaped by the Climbié
  
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• Stockport care homes join forces for Macmillan Cancer Support

  19-09-2018 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Borough Care, the largest not for profit provider of care for older people in Stockport, is supporting the Macmillan Cancer Support World’s Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday 28 September.
  Each of Borough Care’s eleven homes will be hosting a coffee morning for residents, their families, healthcare professionals and staff.  Staff at Borough Care’s head office will also be getting in on the act by bringing in cakes for their own fundraising coffee money.  All the money r
  
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• North East charity celebrates after receiving an ‘Outstanding’ from CQC

  19-09-2018 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  North East charity The Avalon Group are celebrating after receiving an ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). This award recognises the leadership of the team and is a vote of confidence in the management and delivery of our services across the region.By being awarded an ‘Outstanding’ quality as part of the CQC assessment (which saw the service as a whole rated “Good”), Avalon are given the highest accolade an organisation can receive. The team
  
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• Why does Northern Ireland have fewer children in care?

  19-09-2018 08:29
  New research shows that councils in England could save £1.5bn by supporting families to stay togetherLocal authorities across the country are reeling at the cost of child protection, as care numbers soar to record levels: the Institute for Fiscal Studies recently found that half the entire children’s services budget is spent on the 73,000 children who are now looked after by the state. So when new academic research shows up very large differences between England, Wales, Scotland and
  
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• Wendover care home raises money for local hospice

  19-09-2018 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Cherry Tree House Residential Care Home, in Dobbins Lane, Wendover held two charity events during the summer months to raise money for ‘Rennie Grove Hospice Care’. The first being a cake sale and the second, a garden party for the residents and their families with a BBQ, outdoor and indoor games and a guest singer.  Jade Bayly, the Home Manager, was pleased to share how the staff, residents and families had joined together for this worthwhile cause. Rennie Grove carry out such w
  
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• Air pollution may be linked to heightened dementia risk

  19-09-2018 01:53
  Air pollution may be linked to a heightened risk of developing dementia, finds a London-based observational study. The associations found couldn't be explained by factors known to influence the risks of developing the condition, say the researchers.
  
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