Social services in Manchester have been criticised in an independent review into the care given to a baby boy who was left brain damaged and blinded.

The fugitive gunman Raoul Moat had repeatedly appealed for psychiatric help in a series of conversations with social workers which he secretly recorded, as Channel 4 News correspondent Darshna Soni analyses how the tapes show his “deep paranoia”.

Mental health sufferers in Oxfordshire are at risk as a quarter of all hospital community jobs face the chop, the Unite union has warned.

The sale of 12 care homes to the private sector has been approved by Nottinghamshire County Council. The homes will go on sale in September and the process is expected to take between 12 and 18 months.

Turning Point, one of the UK’s leading health and social care providers, today launched research findings which highlight that the majority of Brits believe people living with a learning disability are the group most discriminated against in society.

A SOCIAL worker has been cautioned after she was found guilty of misconduct.

LANCASHIRE’s new advice service for people with dementia has been hailed as a ‘flagship’ at its launch at the start of Dementia Awareness Week.

An investigation which branded Birmingham’s children’s social services department as unfit for purpose has won a national award for straight-talking.

Immigration lawyers have called for the immediate end to detention of child asylum-seekers, rather than wait for alternative approaches to be established.

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is expected to produce 150 quality standards over the next five years to help trusts measure progress on clinical outcomes, according to the health white paper.