Alzheimer’s Society says lack of planning by primary care trusts has created a ‘dementia postcode lottery’

The “dangerousness” of a relapse by Julia Lovemore was “underestimated”, according to a serious case review published yesterday.

A modernisation strategy adopted by Birmingham City Council, which involves saving money by contracting out adult some social services to voluntary groups, has itself become the victim of cost cutting.

Schools and social care ‘could be badly hit’ by plans to increase health spending year on year, says shadow health secretary

Hundreds of children in Lancashire have been placed under protection plans by social services because of emotional, physical and sexual abuse.

Jeremy Hughes, currently Chief Executive of Breakthrough Breast Cancer, has been appointed as the new chief executive of Alzheimer’s Society, it was announced today.

Councils are bracing themselves for tough spending cuts as the Chancellor puts the finishing touches to his emergency budget.

The vetting scheme for nine million people working with children and vulnerable adults in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has been halted.

Asylum charity Refugee and Migrant Justice (RMJ) has gone into administration, blaming late payment of legal aid by the Legal Services Commission.

The death of Baby P caused Reading’s social services team to buckle under pressure and led to the poor care of a vulnerable baby boy who died of a cot death.