Southern Cross’s largest landlord NHP and turnaround experts Court Cavendish have formed a new company that becomes the UK’s third largest care home operator.

The Centre for Social Justice has launched its report “Completing the revolution – transforming mental health and tackling poverty”, which has looked at a public health approach to improving mental health responses in poor communities.

The overall number of looked-after children living in permanent placements is rising, despite figures showing a drop in the number of adoptions, according to the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS).

The man in charge of overhauling Kent County Council’s failing children’s services has said social workers were under “intolerable pressure”.

Good ideas never completely disappear. After early prophecies of doom, the idea of integrated working in the children and youth workforce seems to be enjoying something of a renaissance at present. By Sir Paul Ennals

Medical professionals and patient support groups have raised concerns after people with HIV in London have been asked to switch to taking different antiretroviral drugs, as part of cost-cutting measures.

England and Scotland have differing approaches to regulating social care and their own plans for improving operations

The Prime Minister has attacked the “tick box mentality” of social workers who refuse to place vulnerable children for adoption.

CHARGES against three people who run a nursing home that cares for the elderly have been dropped following a year-long investigation.

The Roman Catholic Church has ordered a widespread review into its safeguarding children procedures in the South West.