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Care home failings exposed by Which? investigation
See our experts and actors talk about the findings in our video report
Care home failings exposed by Which? investigation
Potential abuse & dirt among problems uncovered
19 April 2011
Inadequate food, unclean and unsafe environments, understimulated and inactive residents and one case of possible abuse. These are some of the things Which? discovered in its investigation of care homes, where we asked three actors to spend a week of their lives in four randomly chosen residential and nursing homes.
Unpaid Carers Could Decide Election 2011
This year’s elections could be decided by the votes of Scotland’s 657,000 unpaid carers – and that’s why it’s important that political parties and candidates make sure support for carers is a key part of their pre-election promises.
World Autism Awareness Day 2011 Message by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
World Autism Awareness Day 2011 – Message by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
01 April 2011
The number of children and people with autistic conditions continues to rise – in every nation and in every racial, ethnic and social group. Although the recognition of autistic conditions among the scientific, health and care communities is improving, public awareness remains low. The annual observance of World Autism Awareness Day thus takes on ever greater importance as an opportunity to mobilize for action and assistance.
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