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• Children's social care: 'wide-ranging' review launched in England

  15-01-2021 17:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Government calls review ‘once in generation opportunity’ to change system failing young peopleThe government has launched a review of children’s social care in England, calling it a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to overhaul a system it says is failing vulnerable young people and creaking under the strain of rising numbers of children entering care.The review, promised in the Conservative party’s 2019 general election manifesto, will examine early years he
  
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• How to care for people with Covid at home

  15-01-2021 12:51 via theguardian.com
  
  As coronavirus cases rise across the UK, here are steps to take if someone falls ill in your householdCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWith roughly one in 30 Londoners testing positive for coronavirus, and other areas of the country experiencing rapid rises in cases, there’s a fair chance that someone in your household may become infected at some point.The growing burden on hospitals may also mean more patients being discharged early, leaving other househol
  
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• West Bromwich care provider creates pop-up restaurant for residents

  15-01-2021 08:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Residents at Westgate, a 24-hour support partnership with young people and adults with learning disabilities, mental health problems and physical disabilities, have enjoyed a meal in a pop-up restaurant in their garden.With the national lockdown limiting the activity of residents at the West Bromwich service, staff had to think outside of the box to deliver their usual activity. Before the difficulties of COVID-19, service users enjoyed going out for meals, so staff have come up with an innovati
  
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