The number of social care providers forced to cut support for vulnerable adults has doubled in the past year because of financial pressures, according to new research. One in five
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Children who are sexually abused by family members are going “unseen and unheard” by agencies who are “woefully ill-equipped” to deal with the issue, according to a new report. Children
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The parents of a disabled teenager who composed award-winning poetry by blinking at letters have said they are “surprised and disappointed” after an inquest found the care he received in
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Hospital bosses took too long to ask for a court decision on how a mentally-ill pensioner suffering from skin cancer should be treated, a judge has suggested. Mr Justice Hayden
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Universal Credit has been hit with another delay to its full rollout, at a cost of half a billion pounds. The Tories’ much-criticised flagship welfare reform is now not expected
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London-based Cera Care has announced that it has acquired Mears Care, one of the UK’s leading home care providers. The acquisition involved a cash consideration of £4m payable on completion,
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Two members of the same family have tested positive for coronavirus in England. The first cases of the virus to be diagnosed in the UK were announced as more than
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The archbishops of Canterbury and York have apologised after the Church of England (CofE) declared only heterosexual married couples should have sex. Archbishops Justin Welby and John Sentamu (pictured) said
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A “chasm” exists between the mental health care youngsters need and what is available, the Children’s Commissioner for England has warned. England is still a decade away from offering a
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An elderly man who has gone on hunger strike after being accused of historical child sex abuse must be presumed to have the mental capacity to make decisions about eating,
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