In the wake of Gloria Foster’s tragic and avoidable death, Mark Thomas, dscusses why care monitoring is vital in helping local authorities to save lives – and money.

A package aimed at families worried about elderly parents is being launched at a time of growing doubt about the efficacy of telehealth

It is thought that more young people are self-harming, but awareness training for care professionals is patchy

Research shows that 150,000 of those affected by new tax are single parents, who will lose an average £728 each

Children from low-income families should have more support in the early years to tackle their speech, language and communication needs says a cross-party group of MPs and peers.

Negative attitudes towards disabled adults, children and their families are “part of a culture” at Cornwall Council which regards them as a “burden” on budgets, a charity claimed last night.

UNIONS are claiming a partial victory in a contract dispute, but have warned ‘it may be too little, too late’.

The damning conclusions reached in the Hannah Windsor inquiry echo similar findings in other recent Serious Case Reviews of troubled Wirral youngsters.

A campaign urging residents to report any suspected abuse of vulnerable adults has been launched by Waltham Forest Council.

The number of registered sex offenders in Suffolk has risen sharply in the last year and police admit five of them have gone missing.