FAMILIES affected by the closure of the Griffin Care Centre have described the ‘chaos’ caused by the sudden decision to move out all of its residents.

Bonuses for doctors may alienate public says thinktank while Nuffield Trust also voices fears over hospital choice

CARE inspectors have been sent into an elderly people’s home after the Chronicle revealed a frail resident suffered broken bones when he wandered unnoticed from the property.

Nineteen of the most effective early intervention programmes should be supported and expanded, with a new body created to promote effective practice, a report published today (19 January) has said.

The crisis facing maternity services in London is in danger of deepening under radical reforms announced today, Britain’s leading midwife warned.

A 76-bed nursing home set to include the only secure unit for patients with complex behavioural problems in the town has officially opened.

The social work watchdog is urging universities to drive up the quality of work placements for students after two-thirds of providers were asked to make improvements.

The coalition Government is all set to publish its Health and Social Care Bill later this week, which would see the biggest transformation of the NHS in its six decade long history. 

Prime Minister David Cameron vigorously defended radical government plans to overhaul the NHS on Monday as a necessary modernisation after health unions said the plans, being unveiled this week, were “potentially disastrous.”

The NSPCC has launched a guide for social workers to address the most common mistakes made when dealing with child protection cases.