Up to 100 new full and part-time jobs are to be created in East Yorkshire at a new care home being developed with financial support from Yorkshire Bank. Construction work

Huge problems are building up in social services departments because of staff shortages and “impossibly high” child protection caseloads, a union has warned. Unison said a survey of 3,000 social

Culture secretary to insist on action at summit of ISPs as companies are accused of ignoring child abuse image problem Internet providers are to face unrelenting pressure to restrict access

Kent County Council is giving a £380,000 boost to battle isolation and loneliness among elderly people. The cash will be used to develop volunteer befriending services across the county to

Plan represents attempt to assess whether elderly people are being failed by social care system Death rates in nursing homes are to be monitored by the health regulator in an

DUDLEY borough has been praised for the way it deals with people suffering from dementia. The borough’s pioneering approach to dementia has received national acclaim for its support to sufferers,

AN expert from the University of Huddersfield has helped produce the first book on child sexual abuse in the Caribbean. Prof Adele Jones has written several chapters, and acted as

A daughter who secretly filmed her mother’s poor care at a nursing home is calling for better care for the elderly. Margaret Heslop’s family were so concerned about her care

Death rates in care and nursing homes in England are to be monitored by the Care Quality Commission to try to identify problems at an earlier stage. The regulator said

Kingston RLBC has confirmed the resignation of Derek Osbourne as council leader in the aftermath of his arrest on Tuesday 11 June on suspicion of possessing indecent images of children.