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Patients with both diabetes and mental health problems lacking support
A lack of co-ordination between specialist services is causing “life-changing harm” to people with diabetes and mental health problems, according to a new report. Patients with both diabetes and mental health problems lacking support appeared first on Nursing Times.
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Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise visits the SSSC
<p>The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) welcomed Natalie Don-Innes MSP, Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise to their Dundee office today.</p>
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Pay levels in social care sector failing to reward staff experience
The gap in pay between brand new social care staff and those who have racked up five years or more of experience is tiny and getting worse, a report has revealed. Pay levels in social care sector failing to reward staff experience appeared first on Nursing Times.
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New definition proposed for adult social care nursing
Adult social care nurses in the UK have, for the first time, a formal definition of their role, which has been developed by researchers at the University of Salford. New definition proposed for adult social care nursing appeared first on Nursing Times.
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