People who have learning disabilities or mental health problems have more problems coping with disasters, new research suggests.

Charity mulls challenge after regulator reaffirms decision that it cannot restrict its adoption services to heterosexual couples

A nurse who was recorded snoring when she should have been looking after elderly and infirm residents at a care home has been suspended for a year.

A London-wide project is attempting to strengthen third sector safeguarding procedures in a bid to help voluntary organisations win more contracts from local authorities.

A leading social work academic is urging the government not to scrap local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) after a ministerial adviser suggested they were unnecessary.

An elderly couple found dead in their home “consistently refused support” from authorities, an independent review found yesterday.

A flexible childcare training course is set to launch next month, allowing childminders and nannies to fit studying around work.

Critical front-line council staff face losing their jobs after being issued with a 90-day consultation on redundancy, the GMB union has warned.

Dementia research, compared with other major diseases such as cancer, has been underfunded for a long time, states Dr Simon Ridley, head of research at the Alzheimer’s Research Trust.

The National Care Advisory Service (NCAS) has urged councils to do more to improve care leavers’ qualifications and career opportunities.