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Pre-planned specialist care is “no longer fit for purpose” and needs to be reformed, leading medics have said. The Royal...

Disabled children ‘waiting 200 days to be assessed for social care support’

Celebrations as campaigners welcome court ruling on definition of a woman

Voyeur photographer sentenced again after more victims come forward

Metropolitan Police officer jailed for more than four years for rape

Baby Victoria exposed to ‘substantial risk of hypothermia’ – expert tells court

US paedophile who flew to Wales to ‘marry’ schoolgirl jailed for more than seven years

Unison urges NHS staff in Scotland to accept ‘guaranteed’ pay offer split over two years

Campaigners seek legal action against those who failed to tackle grooming gangs

14th April 2025

‘Mercy killing’ daughter avoids jail after smothering terminally-ill father

11th April 2025

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Disabled children ‘waiting 200 days to be assessed for social care support’

Families with a disabled child are facing average waits of more than 200 days to get assessments for social care,...

Celebrations as campaigners welcome court ruling on definition of a woman

Voyeur photographer sentenced again after more victims come forward

Metropolitan Police officer jailed for more than four years for rape

SNP leadership candidate would ‘look again’ at National Care Service and consider NHS revamp

Baby Victoria exposed to ‘substantial risk of hypothermia’ – expert tells court

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Gary Glitter made bankrupt for failing to pay damages to abuse victim

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Sophie visits dementia research lab founded by F1 champion Sir Jackie Stewart

1st April 2025

The Duchess of Edinburgh visited a dementia research laboratory founded by Formula 1 world champion Sir Jackie Stewart. Race Against...

Cambridge University to establish professorship of young people’s mental health

27th January 2025

‘Repurposing’ current drugs to tackle dementia an ‘urgent priority’ – experts

21st January 2025

Patients dying in hospital corridors amid NHS ‘national emergency’, nurses warn

Student nurses could drop out of courses amid financial pressures, RCN warns

16th December 2024

Tuition fee rise ‘morally wrong’ and only a ‘sticking plaster’ for universities

4th November 2024

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Northern Ireland could have been better prepared for pandemic, inquiry told

Government told ‘far more work necessary’ over Covid Inquiry recommendations

1st April 2025

Welfare reform will push 250,000 into poverty, Government’s own assessment says

Care home workers to meet with ministers after feeling ‘abandoned’ during Covid

26th March 2025

Homeless man murdered charitable pensioner who took him in and burnt her body, trial told

Swinney speaks of ‘unbearable’ loss of life from Covid on lockdown anniversary

24th March 2025

Mental health patients ‘sexually assaulted while in care’, investigation finds

Scotland avoided PPE ‘VIP lane’ due to devolution, UK Covid-19 Inquiry told

24th March 2025

Engage | Comment & Opinion

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From trauma to anxiety and depression, how online sexual harassment can seriously harm victims’ mental health

In today’s hyperconnected world, where much of our social and professional lives plays out online, the digital realm should feel...

Engage

Engage: Managing your service in line with the Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care

14th March 2025

Sarah Gilbert, Head of Workforce Strategy, Implementation Unit at Skills for Care, talks about how to manage your care service...

Locking up children costing state £300M a year, says Children’s Commissioner

I work with abuse survivors in Rotherham – the current discussion about grooming gangs risks retraumatising them

15th January 2025

Growing number of children unhappy with lives in UK, study suggests

Fact check: How many children have been the victims of grooming gangs?

9th January 2025

Engage: Beyond the screen – how digital technology is revolutionising care

17th December 2024

Learning new skills online can help increase salaries and open career options, new report suggests

Engage: Pushing for more digital confidence across adult social care

17th December 2024

Webwatch

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott accused of sexually abusing children

Paedophiles may be targeting parents on dating apps to access children – study

9th April 2025

Suicide forum investigated by Ofcom under new online safety laws

9th April 2025

Webwatch – Prescribed mental health app could reduce self-harm in young people

ADHD misinformation on TikTok is widespread and affecting young people – study

20th March 2025

Webwatch: Children to be offered depression therapy via smartphones

Webwatch: TikTok, Reddit and Imgur to be investigated over use of children’s data

3rd March 2025

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Career Advice

Ministers urged to spend more on psychological support for people with diabetes

Career Advice

Psychological therapy ‘can improve job and pay prospects for people out of work’

9th December 2024

Psychological therapy for common mental disorders such as anxiety and depression can improve the job and pay prospects of people...

Retired social worker sentenced for historical cruelty against children in her care

Career Advice

Employers urged to establish zero tolerance approach to sexual harassment