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
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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
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NHS whistleblowers face being “fired, gagged and blacklisted” while disclosures go uninvestigated due to the healthcare regulator’s lack of powers and resources, a group of doctors, staff and patients has
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Tens of thousands of people who care for people with learning disabilities could face losing their jobs unless more money is pumped into the sector, a charity has warned. By
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A family court judge has ruled that the public cannot be told the name of a council criticised over the way social services staff handled a case in which a
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Senior judges have raised concerns about a case in which a 71-year-old grandmother was given a six-month jail term after social services bosses complained she had breached orders made in
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Sex and relationships education (SRE) should become mandatory in schools, the chairman of the Education Select Committee has said. Neil Carmichael told MPs that SRE is needed in the face
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The First Minister has announced an extra £2.5 million to improve cancer care for children and young people in Scotland. Nicola Sturgeon made the pledge as she opened the Teenage
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An internal Ministry of Justice (MoJ) assessment of restraint used against children and teenagers in young offenders institutions and secure training centres found that some techniques could kill or leave
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The health, local government and parliamentary ombudsmans are to be merged to streamline the complaints system, the Government has said. The new public services ombudsman will champion improvements to the
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