The widening gap between rising demand for social care and its availability is impacting on efforts to cut the number of people stuck in hospital, a report has found. MPs
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Some 33,000 nurses trained in the EU are registered to work in the UK, figures show. Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) data, obtained by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN),
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People are being urged to consider taking a vitamin supplement in the winter months to ensure they get enough vitamin D. In a raft of new guidance, Public Health England
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Theresa May risks damaging Britain’s international reputation if she fails to scrap housing benefit cuts facing the disabled, veterans and other vulnerable people, Labour has claimed. Shadow communities secretary Grahame
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The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) have this morning reported the sudden death of their president, Harold Bodmer, who passed away yesterday. In a joint statement from
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There were 5,700 newly recorded cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) in England over the last year. Annual data has been published for the first time showing the numbers of
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School secretaries, caterers or caretakers could face jail if they fail to raise the alarm about child abuse. As well as teachers, doctors and social workers, those in administrative or
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Care home staff, home carers and anyone who cares for older people professionally, or at home, are being encouraged to enrol in a free online course from Newcastle University. The
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Parents have been warned their children could be at greater risk of accident or injury if they are left at home alone. The NSPCC revealed its helpline received 453 calls
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Two men have won a family court fight to be the legal parents of surrogate twins after a specialist social worker raised concerns about their relationship. Questions were asked because
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