The children’s charity’s annual report reveals that its income fell to £129.4m and its spending was £122.3m The NSPCC’s income fell by £6.3m to £129.4m during the year until March
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Independent living to be encourage for adults with learning difficulties as city council tries to cut £52m from budget Residential care places for adults with disabilities could be cut and
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The Care Bill has cleared the House of Lords after peers approved the legislation at third reading on 29 October 2013. The bill, which introduces a cap on the cost
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LOCAL health bodies were not adequately informed of a suicidal student’s mental health issues when she moved to Lampeter according to a health trust review. Lauren Smith, from Canterbury in
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WORKERS from Swansea have walked away from the Wales Care Awards with a clutch of prizes, in recognition of their hard work. The annual event is held to recognise the
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The Health and Social Care Board has told relatives and residents none of Northern Ireland’s statutory care homes will close before the end of 2014. The ban on admissions will
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An inspection report has criticised the way the police deal with domestic violence in Northern Ireland. It says the PSNI has failed to implement a series of improvements recommended three
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SEX offenders caught “grooming” youngsters online and downloading images of child abuse should avoid jail in favour of early intervention programmes in some cases, MSPs have been told. More Scottish
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Social care charity Avante Partnership has launched a £5m charity bond to build a new 75-bed freehold care home for people living with dementia on the Isle of Sheppey. The
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The charity Macmillan Cancer Support has called for the Government to make social care free for the terminally ill. In a report published today, the third sector organisation has called
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