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# Social Care

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# social care costs
Johnson questioned over £12 billion-a-year tax hike ahead of vote in parliament
Johnson’s controversial plans are being criticised for offering more benefits to wealthy households in southern England.
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Sep 8th 2021, 3:42 PM
# history repeating itself
'My foster father wiped down everything I touched': Call to tackle racism in social care
Ireland is repeating the mistakes of mother and baby homes, social workers have warned.
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Apr 24th 2021, 8:00 PM
# Child and Family Agency
The CEO of Tusla, Fred McBride, is resigning
The organisation has been plagued with a number of scandals in recent years.
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Aug 30th 2018, 6:24 PM
# Social Care
Klopp warns Liverpool squad about social media after Sakho's outburst
Jurgen Klopp says Mamadou Sakho’s social media criticism has been dealt with and has urged him to work hard to salvage his Liverpool career.
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Sep 29th 2016, 6:11 PM
# Abuse
'Detached, isolated and ill-informed HSE' at play in Áras Attracta, says nurses group
Nearly 100 hours of training was given to staff featured in tonight’s exposé in the wake of a HIQA report earlier this year but the Disability Federation says this abuse was nothing to do with training.
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Dec 10th 2014, 5:43 PM
# Social Care
'Social workers can't do their jobs properly due to under resourcing'
Social work expert Maurice Fenton said that the relationship between children and carers is being sacrificed.
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Nov 16th 2014, 8:15 AM
# Courts
How many children were sent to detention schools this year?
There are three such institutions in Ireland, all based in Dublin.
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Oct 25th 2014, 5:30 PM
# Children in Care
One-year-old died in tragic accident in her home, just months after being reunited with mother
Susan had spent some time in the care of the State before her death at the age of 15 months.
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Jul 17th 2014, 7:00 AM
# Social Care
Kathleen Lynch says she still has responsibility for older people
It comes after concerns over a change in her title today.
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Jul 15th 2014, 10:01 PM
# Ageing
Concern for elderly health over budget cuts
Older people are more likely to spend more nights in hospital and to visit the GP, a TILDA study found.
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Mar 13th 2013, 8:30 PM
# Children
'Worrying' HIQA report raises questions about safety of foster children in Dublin North West
The report found some children had remained in placements despite allegations being made about foster carers.
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Feb 21st 2013, 9:59 PM
# Jobswatch
50 new jobs in nursing and social care
Nua Healthcare is creating the permanent positions in Dublin, Kildare, Laois and Offaly.
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Jan 21st 2013, 8:27 AM
# Data
HIQA publishes data quality guide for healthcare staff
The authority said the guide is aimed at helping front line healthcare staff ensure patient information is of the highest quality possible.
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Nov 14th 2012, 3:45 PM
# Privacy
Breaches of patient information addressed by new guidelines
HIQA issues document for health and social care workers to try to prevent privacy of patient data being breached.
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Sep 13th 2012, 7:45 PM
# register
Health workers blast €295 "employment tax"
Social workers, physiotherapists and eleven other professions are facing the statutory registration charge by next year.
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May 30th 2012, 4:34 PM
# Strike
Healthcare workers begin 24-hour strike in Northern Ireland
Members of the Unison trade union are holding picket lines in front of numerous hospitals today to protest against frontline budget cuts.
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Oct 5th 2011, 10:43 AM