Operating theatres have been compared to “an old boys’ club” by one of Britain’s leading female surgeons. Jyoti Shah, a consultant urological surgeon at Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, called
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A public inquiry into the historical abuse of children in care in Scotland will formally start its work today. The Scottish Government pledged to ”shine a light in the dark
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Scottish Local Authorities received around 8,500 applications for homelessness assistance during April to June 2015, 7% lower than in the same period in 2014. However, the number of children in
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An e-learning module is one of two new resources to support the implementation of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act now available on the Care Council for Wales Hub
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My Home Life Cymru is inviting social care managers to share good practice and learn more about the work of My Home Life Cymru at a series of free events around
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The deadline for people to make a claim if they believe their ongoing care should have been funded by the Welsh NHS is being extended. Continuing healthcare is a package
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Northern Ireland Justice Minister David Ford has published Supporting Change, A Strategic Approach to Desistance, which aims to address the causes of offending behaviour and challenges individuals to change that
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Cardiff Metropolitan University is collaborating with Age Cymru and Alzheimer’s Society to host a creative ‘funshop’ to coincide with Age Positive Week (27th September – 4th October). The Hand
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A Muslim whose son has been taken into care by a council in rural Wales has criticised social services staff for not placing the youngster with Islamic foster carers. The
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The Government is living in “cloud cuckoo land” over seven-day working, a Royal College has said, as it published figures suggesting almost a million more people will be living with
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