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Social worker who received over-payment of £20K housing benefit suspended from register
A social worker who was convicted of failing to inform her council of a change of circumstances which she knew would affect her entitlement to housing benefit has been suspended from the social work register.
Published: 8th October 2019
Domestic Abuse Bill requires funding to succeed
The Domestic Abuse Bill must be underpinned by adequate long-term funding to ensure it is successful, local authorities have warned.
Published: 4th October 2019
Locum physio touched several patients' vaginas with no clinical justification
A locum physiotherapist whose sexually motivated behaviour spanned 11 service users has been struck from the Health and Care Professions Council register.
Published: 2nd October 2019
Children with additional needs should be able to access occupational therapists
Children's services should be designed so that young people with additional learning and support needs, including mental health, can access occupational therapy skills and expertise when they need it, a report has urged.
Published: 1st October 2019
Social worker struck off for recording visits which had not happened
A social worker who recorded that she had carried out visits to service users when she had not has been struck off the social work register.
Published: 25th September 2019
Social worker suspended for drink driving and failing to inform HCPC
A social worker who was convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol and who failed to inform the regulator has been suspended from the social work register.
Published: 24th September 2019
Delayed transfer of care days rise in July
The total number of delayed days of transfer of care rose by more than 4,000 between June 2019 and July 2019, official statistics have shown.
Published: 16th September 2019
Physiotherapists call for end to sexual harassment in the workplace
One in 10 healthcare workers experience sexual harassment in the workplace, the TUC Congress has heard.
Published: 16th September 2019
Tender launched for £20m fast track scheme for mental health social workers
A tender to run a fast-track programme to select and train high-calibre graduates with leadership potential in the field of adult mental health social work has been launched by the government.
Published: 13th September 2019
Social worker convicted of theft and drink driving is suspended
A social worker convicted of both stealing from her employer and driving while under the influence of alcohol has been suspended from the social work register.
Published: 13th September 2019
Plans announced to reduce delayed discharge
Health staff are being encouraged to get patients out of hospital beds earlier as part of the NHS Long Term Plan.
Published: 12th September 2019
Physios should be part of team supporting women pregnant with twins or triplets
Physiotherapists should be part of a specialist team supporting women pregnant with twins or triplets during antenatal care, according to guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
Published: 11th September 2019
People affected by suicide need tailored support
Providing support after a suspected suicide can reduce this risk, especially when tailored to the person’s needs, NICE has said.
Published: 10th September 2019
Almost 250,000 children unhappy with life, report finds
Almost a quarter of a million children in the UK are unhappy with their lives as a whole, The Children's Society has warned.
Published: 30th August 2019
Value of occupational therapists in social care revealed
Despite making up just 4% of the regulated workforce, occupational therapists address 35 – 45% of local authority referrals, a report has found.
Published: 28th August 2019
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Government relationship with Kids Company should not be repeated
Published on 18 November 2015
The government should never again engage in a relationship with a charity as it did with Kids Company, the Public Accounts Committee has warned.
Fitness to Practise Cases: Racist language, inappropriate cuddling and calling a supervisor a “crap manager”
Published on 10 November 2015
A number of cases have come before the HCPC recently including racist remarks, inappropriately cuddling a 12-year-old and breaching professional boundaries and calling a supervisor a "crap manager".