Kev Robinson is a child sexual exploitation development worker with Barnardo’s. He talks to Chris Bond about his work and the challenges ahead.

A couple committed suicide together in a blazing car because they couldn’t face telling residents and staff one of their failing care homes was closing, an inquest heard.

A care home worker has been arrested on suspicion of murdering an elderly resident. Police launched a murder inquiry after Ivan Emmanuel Campbell was admitted to hospital in April last year and died the following day.

Jeremy Hunt, the Secretary of State for Health, has pledged to look again at giving VAT rebates to charitable providers of NHS services, but said he would not take immediate action.

THE running of child protection services in Doncaster could be privatised as ‘troubleshooters’ launch a new investigation into the repeated failures to address its shortcomings.

Telehealth and telecare services have been shown to reduce death rates by as much as 45 per cent, according to a review of the Department of Health’s 3 Million Lives initiative.

Social isolation is associated with a higher risk of death in older people regardless of whether they consider themselves lonely, research suggests.

Social care providers are being encouraged to show their commitment to providing excellent care and support for people with dementia by signing the Dementia Pledge.