More than three-quarters of women with breast cancer are not being warned about the impact treatment could have on their sex lives, a survey has suggested. Research conducted by charity
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The British Red Cross is to stop providing first aid at events as part of a cost-cutting drive, the charity has announced. In a break from decades of tradition, the
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What Works for Children’s Social Care (WWCSC) is seeking participants for the extension of its Practice In Need of Evidence programme, examining multi-agency partnerships working to improve outcomes in children’s
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Police investigating the deaths of 39 people found in a refrigerated truck on an industrial estate in Essex have described the incident as an “absolute tragedy”. The Prime Minister said
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The BBC is launching an interactive voice news service for Alexa, allowing people to skip stories or ask for more details about the items they are interested in. From Wednesday,
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MPs have called for some drug offences to be decriminalised, in a bid to prevent the rising number of related deaths. A report by the Health and Social Care Committee
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The Education Secretary says the public sector has a “moral duty” to create paid-for internships for youngsters leaving the care system – but is offering no extra money to fund
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A major rethink is needed of the “broken” system underpinning elderly residential care provision, writer and broadcaster Joan Bakewell has said. The Labour peer and former government voice of older
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Racial harassment is taking place at an “alarmingly high rate” across British universities, an inquiry has found. At least 24% of ethnic minority students have experienced racial harassment on campus,
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Around 39,000 fewer older people are receiving long-term care from councils than in 2015/16, despite a rise in demand, figures show. The number of people with social care needs receiving
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