A senior doctor today told how he had repeatedly warned about failings at the child protection clinic which missed the injuries that killed Baby P.

The Integrated Children’s System (ICS) has failed to reduce social workers’ working hours, according to a report from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).

A private company running a Birmingham health centre has employed staff without running background checks. Care UK took control of the £3 million Greet Health Centre in Springfield when it opened last month.

Patients suffering from terminal conditions such as cancer cannot always die at home surrounded by family and friends because they are hindered by the NHS and social care system, a report by MPs said.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today (Wednesday) publishes a report showing systemic failings in the healthcare provided by NHS trusts to Baby Peter.

The claim by children’s secretary Ed Balls that keeping children safe is everyone’s responsibility is absolutely right. Everyone, everywhere, shares this responsibility – on the streets, in schools, at leisure centres and on housing estates.

A Bradford care home for people with learning disabilities is being investigated over what a senior councillor has described as three “unexpected” deaths.