People living in West Sussex who have been told by a local authority they no longer qualify for social care are considering taking legal action.

HUNDREDS of people needing home care are facing upheaval under a council cost-cutting move.

The state must do more to fund the cost of social care in old age, the chairman of an independent review has said.

Care Quality Commission annual report warns that UK heathcare and adult social care is ‘far from perfect’

One in four disabled and older people say their services have been reduced even before the spending cuts next month

THE failings of Britain’s care system have been many over the years. Meant as a safety net for children, social care has unarguably failed in its duty to look after children and in many cases put them in worse situations than those they were taken out of.

Hundreds of vulnerable children and teenagers could be hit by £500,000 of cuts to a London health service.

A staggering 84 in 1,000 offences are committed by young people in Jersey – and those offences are generally carried out by a handful of youngsters with an astonishing number of similarities.

More than 500 councillors have signed a letter urging town halls in England to avoid making disproportionate cuts to services supporting some of the most vulnerable people in their communities.