A JUDGE yesterday cleared a nurse convicted of assaulting two vulnerable patients.

Twenty-eight children have been placed in police protection after officers targeted a gang of suspected child traffickers based in east London.

A CARE home has received a prestigious accolade for the specialist facilities it provides for people with dementia.

More than two-thirds of social workers experience mental or emotional instability as a result of their job, according to a British Association of Social Workers (BASW) poll.

Social services have changed how they protect vulnerable children in Derby, after a baby was harmed by his father.

Tim Loughton, Minister for Children & Families, spent a week with Stockport Council’s children’s social care teams.

Campaigners fighting plans to sell off a Nottinghamshire care home have handed in a 2,500-signature petition to the county council.

Exclusive: care homes in many parts of the United Kingdom are facing a grim combination of funding cuts and declining standards, according to figures obtained by Channel 4 News.

The heads of Adult social services welcomed news of extra funding for work to ensure elderly people get care in the weeks following their discharge from hospital.

The NSPCC is urging the government not to abandon the vetting and barring scheme in its entirety in reviewing the initiative.