The mental health of social workers is being put at risk amid a harsh employment environment characterised by rising caseloads and excessively long hours. That was the warning from Bridget
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Professional jobs that challenge the brain may provide the best protection against mental decline in old age, research suggests. Memory and thinking ability is better preserved by solving problems, developing
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Danny Alexander has accused the Conservatives of being bent on “slashing support for families” as he went public with Tory proposals for an extra £8 billion of welfare cuts that
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Jurors have retired in the trial of three men accused of a catalogue of sex assaults over a 30-year period at a school for vulnerable children. Colwyn Baker, David Hennessy
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The NHS is facing a major shortage of workers in key areas such as primary care and mental health, a think-tank has warned. Community nursing is also suffering from a
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The next government should focus taxpayers’ money on ensuring young children are taught and cared for by high-quality, fully-trained staff, according to campaigners. Many promises have been made in the
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The first study to explore African women’s attitudes to female genital mutilation (FGM) reveals that more than half the women interviewed view FGM as abuse. Out of 55 women interviewed
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The judge leading an independent inquiry into child sex abuse is to investigate claims made against Lord Janner. Justice Lowell Goddard, a New Zealand judge appointed chairman of the inquiry
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Age UK has launched a new short film to get people talking about human rights for older people abused in care. ‘His name is Charles’ tells the story of Charles,
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A new test for Down’s syndrome has been described as a “major turning point in antenatal screening” that would also be far cheaper than the current NHS screening programme. All
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