More than 30 recommendations have been made in a Serious Case Review (SCR) to prevent a repeat of the ‘institutionalised abuse’ which led to the death of five elderly people
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A Serious Case Review (SCR) will be published today after five elderly people died after suffering neglect at a scandal-hit care home riddled with “institutionalised abuse”. A press conference this
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The Government’s plans to end child poverty are doomed to failure, its adviser on social mobility has warned as new estimates revealed the UK will be home to 3.5 million
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The Government’s childcare reforms face significant opposition from providers, according to a new survey released today. Legislation announced to MPs and peers in the House of Lords on Wednesday included
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Employers have been urged to encourage their staff to take decent breaks after a study found that huge numbers are working through their lunch every day. Physiotherapists warned that firms
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Society must reject the “out-of date myths” about rape and the idea that a rapist is “a man in a balaclava in a dark alley”, leading legal figures have warned.
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The Department of Health has published draft regulations and statutory guidance on how the Care Act should be implemented by local authorities and their staff. The Care Act will make
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Forty-eight leading health, care and housing organisations have partnered up to transform public service delivery to promote people’s independence and wellbeing by committing to Working together for personalised, community-based care
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A baby has died from blood poisoning after being put on a drip containing a contaminated substance and 14 other babies are being treated with antibiotics after falling ill at
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Health service staff angry that their pay is still being capped – despite the economic recovery – are to remind the government today of the millions of hours of unpaid
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