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Suicide. It is unquestionably one of the most heartbreaking and traumatic subjects to tackle from a health and care perspective, but tackle it we must. Today, the Department of Health has published its first annual report on England’s cross-government suicide …
Integrating health, housing and wellbeing - central London conference to address issue in March An important all-day conference is to be held in central London on 5 March 2014 organised jointly by Public Health England, Department of Health and PlaceShapers, a network …
For those of us working in - or receiving services from - the care sector, it’s important we all know about any financial support available. Our colleagues at the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) tell us that one in …
The desire to protect the vulnerable and to ensure distressed ill people are treated humanely and above all safely has motivated all of us working in - or with - the care and support sector to do more. The Department …
In the modern era of media saturation and information overload, there is a growing need for initiatives and tools which can aggregate and sort data into user friendly formats, allowing us to assess, plan, develop and monitor health and care …
Two years on and the scandal of abuse and neglect uncovered at the Winterbourne View Hospital rightly remains an emotive issue. As the Department of Health presents its latest update on the transforming care programme, it is clear that, while …
We hope you caught some of the excellent summit coverage delivered by our department colleagues on the day. Now that the declarations and communique have been published, it is time to reflect on what this means for those living with …
There is strength in unity. And when the great and the good come together in a bid to improve lives affected by a seemingly incurable disease, the Social Care News blog will always promote and endorse such worthy enterprises. The …
If you haven’t heard of them, you’re not alone and if you have, like many, you may not like the name or fear what they imply. So what are they for? Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) are for people in …
If you haven't had the opportunity to view the Department's recently published maps of variation and state of the nation report into the range and provision of dementia care and support services in England, I urge you to do so …