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• Victims of child sexual abuse detail experiences in online anthology

  16-10-2018 19:41
  Accounts made available as part of independent inquiry’s Truth Project to encourage others to speak outThe Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has published an unprecedented online anthology of sexual abuse in institutions, with 125 victims detailing the horrors they experienced in schools, sports clubs, churches and other groups.Accounts from the victims of abuse have been made available online as part of the inquiry’s Truth Project, in a drive to challenge the stigma surrou
  
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• Huddersfield care home raises funds for staff member with breast cancer

  16-10-2018 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Wellbeing and organiser Lisa Bailey with Senior Carer and student nurse Marja Hasan
  We are mid-way through Breast Cancer Awareness month and this Friday is Breast Cancer Awareness day so it seems poignant that Huddersfield care home The Oakes should host such a successful event, raising awareness but also pointing out how hard it can be for those fighting the disease on their own.
  On Saturday the 13th October, more than fifty people from the local community and residents and staff from HC-One ca
  
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• Clare in the community: Brexit breakdown

  16-10-2018 16:00
  Clare and Megan shoot the Brexit breeze Continue reading...
  
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• Birds of a Feather actress joins 2,700 others to take part in London Memory Walk!

  16-10-2018 13:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  Birds of a Feather star and Loose Women panelist Linda Robson admitted she “did not know whether to laugh or cry” after taking part in the Alzheimer’s Society London Memory Walk.
  Linda, whose mother was living with dementia when she died, opened up about her mixed emotions after she joined 2,700 people taking part in the Memory Walk which took place at the Honourable Artillery Company, Finsbury Barracks in London.
  She describes how the event brought cherished memories
  
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• Frontline training scheme poses a threat to social work education

  16-10-2018 12:57
  Government should halt £50m tender to extend the fast-track children’s social work training programmeA recent Society Guardian piece suggested social work academics and the Frontline fast-track training scheme should end their “feud”. This distracts from important questions about what Frontline means for the future of social work education and practice.Frontline is seen by the academic community as a significant threat to the traditional model of university-based generic
  
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• Tackling the rise in self-harm: ‘Many professionals feel ill-equipped’

  16-10-2018 10:30
  A range of initiatives for social workers aim to improve understanding of the problem The scale of self-harm among young people is beyond worrying: a study published recently found that almost one in four girls aged 14 self-harmed in the past year. In the same month, the NHS reported that the number of girls aged under 18 admitted to hospital in England after self-harming had nearly doubled in the past 20 years.Dig into what’s driving this crisis and experts working in children’s men
  
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• Government should support care services to combat loneliness

  16-10-2018 10:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  Care providers say the Government should support existing services to help tackle loneliness as well as introduce new measures.
  As the Prime Minister launched the first government loneliness strategy, The Independent Care Group called for more to be done to support services that are already available but under-funded.
  The new strategy allows GPs to refer people to take part in social activities like clubs and art groups. An extra £1.8m was also announced for community projects like cafes,
  
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• Somerset Care celebrates care staff with annual awards ceremony

  16-10-2018 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  At the end of September, The Somerset Care Group held their annual awards ceremony, recognising staff from across the Group for their outstanding achievements, contribution and dedication.470 nominations were received this year; over 120 of those nominations came through for the People’s Choice award, which was open to nominations from Somerset Care’s customers and their family members.The Somerset Care Group Awards was held at the Somerset County Cricket Ground in Taunton and hosted
  
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• Council budgets to be cut by a further £1.3bn as social care teeters on the edge

  16-10-2018 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  In response to the CQC’s annual report into the State of Care, Tim Cooper, Chief Executive at United Response, said:
   
  “The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) State of Care report into health and social care rightly highlights that overall quality has largely been maintained in the face of significant challenges. The social care sector is one that the UK can rightly be proud of and the report highlights the year-on-year improvements that have occurred. However, these achievem
  
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• Scottish carers recognised for outstanding performance and dedication

  16-10-2018 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  2018 Award Winners with Mary Preston (Operations Director of Meallmore) and Gerry Hennessey (Managing Director of Meallmore)
  A group of top carers have been recognised for their outstanding performance and dedication at the Meallmore Staff Awards. 
  Members of staff from Meallmore’s 23 care homes across Scotland came together at Perth Race Course to celebrate a successful year and recognise employees who make a real difference to the lives of residents and their family members. 
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