Stepmothers have more problems getting on with their stepchildren than men do, research has found. About 65% of stepfathers reported good relationships with their stepchildren compared with 57% of stepmothers,
Read More
Half of the Jobcentre Plus offices in Glasgow are to close to save money, officials have said. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says the move, which will see
Read More
A social enterprise has published a book and related pack specifically designed for Welsh-speaking people with dementia. Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land Of My Fathers), which is written in Welsh
Read More
Health Minister Michelle O’Neill has appointed two leading experts in social care to help reform Adult Care and Support. Des Kelly and John Kennedy will form an Expert Advisory Panel
Read More
Companies that provide care to the elderly and disabled are increasingly handing back contracts to local authorities because they are not being paid enough, the leader of the health regulator
Read More
Health authorities with the best ideas for stopping potential cancer patients “bouncing between GPs and hospitals” are to be given a share of a £200 million funding pot. NHS England
Read More
A “Claudia’s Law” to give families greater control over the affairs of missing people could be introduced in memory of the chef Claudia Lawrence. Ms Lawrence disappeared on her way
Read More
Young people who self-harm have been fundamentally let down by successive governments, a health minister has acknowledged in the Lords. Lord Prior of Brampton said the “appalling” level of self-harm
Read More
Prisons will be helped to access mental health services seven days a week, the Government has suggested amid concerns over high suicide rates among inmates. Justice Secretary Liz Truss said
Read More
A couple who have lost a High Court fight over the care of their granddaughter criticised council social services staff who were unable to find them when the youngster was
Read More