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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is an independent regulator of health and social care services in England which was created in 2009. Its remit includes NHS social care services, nursing homes, dentists and mental health services. Its website provides information on its aims and remit. It provides access to press releases and reports containing guidelines on standards in social care for professionals and assessments of quality and policy in health and social care.
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YouTube EDU: videos and channels from our university partners. This is a special section of YouTube which contains a directory of videos, film clips and channels from universities, colleges and higher education establishments worldwide. They include examples of lectures, events and course related materials covering all areas of the sciences, social sciences and humanities. It is possible to search the site by keyword, to browse by college name or to filter by country. Copyright and technical information is displayed on the website.
A report by The Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, entitled Database State, says that ‘more than half of Whitehall’s 46 databases and systems have significant problems with privacy or effectiveness, and could fall foul of a legal challenge.’
Guardian, p4, 23 March 2009
From Intute: Social Sciences Blog by Stuart Macdonald
The Guardian have compiled a Data Store whose aim “is to make important data more accessible to people.” It consists of a set of links to data and statistics pertaining to a range of contemporary subjects including: Migration, Education, Health (UK and beyond), Military, Politics, Unemployment, Finance. Within each data page there’s a link to a Google spreadsheet where you can see, download and manipulate the data. The accompanying Datablog provides an avenue through which such statistics and data can be discussed.
For some years the Department of Research & Innovation has taken a subscription to ResearchResearch, the leading publisher of news and information for the international research community, allowing staff to hold a personal account and tailor funding alerts to their individual academic interests. A new version of the ResearchResearch website, called Research Professional has been launched, with greater flexibility and several new features. You can access it at http://new.researchresearch.com/
If you already hold an account it should have been moved automatically from the current website to Research Professional. All of your account settings will remain the same, your current username and password will still work, and any email alerts, saved searches or bookmarked items will be transferred to the new site. To register for an account use the self-registration button on the home page or contact the administrator, Mrs. Chris Beynon in the Department of Research & Innovation ( c.beynon@swansea.ac.uk ).
Video tutorials and a downloadable quick start guide are available on the new website.
From Intute Social Sciences blog:
Is Britain a nation of optimists or pessimists – a new report may surprise you – but that obviously depends on your point of view!
The report presents the first findings of research conducted by the Social Issues Research Centre (SIRC) into the nature of optimism in 21st century Britain.
Intute: Social Sciences features more Internet resources on Social Perception and Cognition, the National Lottery and the Sociology of Emotions.
DocuTicker offers a hand-picked selection of resources, reports and publications from government agencies, NGOs, think tanks and other public interest organizations.
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Also check out ResourceShelf, an online resource with a hand-picked selection of high-quality, free web-based resources.
Deputy Minister for Housing, Jocelyn Davies AM launched the National Housing Strategy for Wales for consultation at the Alway Regeneration Project in Newport. The Strategy sets out the Government’s long term vision for housing in Wales.
The Alway Community Centre forms an integral part of the regeneration of Alway that is being delivered by Newport City Council in partnership with Seren Group and Bellway Homes. The regeneration also includes 54 affordable homes for sale and rent, a multi-use games area, shops and police station.
http://wales.gov.uk/topics/housingandcommunity/?lang=en
Older people are to have a bigger say in developing central, regional and local Government policies announced Rosie Winterton, Minister for Pensions and the Ageing Society, in response to John Elbourne’s review of older people’s engagement with Government.
A new national UK Advisory Forum on Ageing will give older people a direct line to Government to comment on new policy ideas, services, legislation and what areas they feel the Government needs to address. A designated lead regional coordinator will support local older people’s forums, who will work with them to set up Regional Forums play a vital role in addressing regional issues and provide a channel of communication between local and national Government.
The Good Childhood Inquiry was commissioned by The Children’s Society and launched in September 2006 as the UK’s first independent national inquiry into childhood.
With the launch of the report A Good Childhood: Searching for Values in a Competitive Age on 5 February 2009, they have collected together the evidence used to inform the report, the recommendations and summaries of the themes discussed in the report.
Find out more here
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