A watchdog is investigating further complaints over a police force’s handling of sex cases after uncovering problems with 30 child abuse investigations dating back to the 1960s. Staff at Essex
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More than £300 million is to be spent by the Government on research into dementia while all NHS staff will have to undergo training in the condition, Prime Minister David
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A care worker has admitted trying to murder three colleagues at a home for the elderly. Melissa Swift pleaded guilty at Birmingham Crown Court today to three counts of attempted
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Social isolation, loneliness and giving up caregiving all linked to depression and low quality of life in old age A new report published today by the International Longevity Centre –
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The Government’s flagship welfare reform could leave women vulnerable to domestic abuse, a parliamentary human rights watchdog has warned. Universal credit, which was rolled out nationwide on Monday, could expose
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One in seven patients with a history of dementia are not being identified as having the condition when they are admitted to hospital in England, a study suggests. Failure to
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Spiralling childcare costs mean that for many families “it simply does not pay to work”, a major report has warned. It suggests that despite heavy Government spending, childcare prices have
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A mental health trust has become the first in the country to be put into special measures, the health sector regulator has said. Urgent improvements are needed to the care
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The number of people killing themselves in the UK rose in 2013, official figures revealed today, as male suicides hit their highest rate in more than a decade. A total
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Age Cymru is offering care homes the chance to get residents involved in an innovative Wales-wide project that aims to encourage residents and staff to participate in the arts. Called
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