A bid to set up a register of qualified healthcare assistants has been rejected by the government during committee-stage scrutiny of the Care Bill. Crossbench peer and former director-general of

A new prize draw system modelled on Premium Bonds could help solve Britain’s looming elderly care crisis, experts believe. Supermarkets, post offices and corner shops would help sell £1 savings

The government has lifted its notice to improve for Peterborough City Council’s Children’s Services. The news comes just three months after Ofsted inspectors announced the department was no longer rated

The College of Social Work has launched an endorsement scheme for higher education institutions aimed at providing a kite mark of quality to qualifying social work degree programmes. The scheme

Local authorities are failing to provide financial and practical support to many care leavers at university and higher education colleges, research has found. Too many care leavers are not receiving

The National Apprenticeship Service has launched a new film to encourage more young people to explore the wide range of Apprenticeships available in the care sector. In the film, four

Men arrested in Oxford based on information gained from trial over drugging, rape and prostitution of vulnerable schoolgirls Three men have been arrested by police investigating a paedophile ring which

Mentally-ill people are being held too long in police cells in Kent due to delays in assessments by the NHS. Kent Police’s assistant chief constable said some people with serious

ELDERLY residents with care needs who are living in sheltered accommodation have been told of plans to replace full-time staff employed by the council with agency staff. Enfield Council is

A nurse has been suspended in connection with claims that drugs were supplied to Guernsey Prison inmates. Andrew Philip Parkin, 40, has also been accused of supplying medication that had