One in 10 people suffering a bereavement rated the care their friend or relative had received in the last three months of their life as “poor”, according to newly-released data.
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Healthcare workers should not be allowed to smoke during work hours or when recognisable as an employee, according to new guidelines. Other measures suggested by the National Institute for Health
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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have issued two new quality standards on managing medicines in care homes and preventing falls, both aimed at improving the quality
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How attainment levels for school pupils with a sensory impairment can be improved is to be the focus of a short inquiry announced today by the Scottish Parliament’s Education and
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Disabled people in Wales who receive direct payments for their care needs will be able to form co-operatives to take control, own and manage the services they need to support
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More than £1 million will help support Scottish social service staff with training, the Scottish Government announced today. Around 800 employees in 74 care charities across Scotland will benefit from
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The Department of Health’s interim evaluation of an alcohol industry pledge to remove one billion units of alcohol from the market is flawed, argue researchers from the University of Sheffield.
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David Cameron has apologised on behalf of the British government to victims of the contaminated blood scandal. The Prime Minister also confirmed £25 million of funding to improve financial support
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The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) has signed up to a new set of Regional PPI (Personal and Public Involvement) Standards which will ensure they continue to fully involve
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Social worker Diane Cleasby has been suspended from the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Register for one year on grounds of misconduct after putting vulnerable service users at risk
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