Jeremy Hunt is to take over from Andrew Lansley as health secretary. Mr Lansley, whose NHS reforms prompted months of controversy last year, will become leader of the House of Commons.

BASW has expressed serious concern after the emergence of a new website aimed at ‘naming and shaming’ social workers who are involved in child protection work – particularly cases involving the removal of children deemed to be at risk. The site, UK Social Workers Exposed, clearly identifies individual social workers and encourages dissatisfied members of the public to post their complaints online.

The Paralympic Games must not divert our eyes from the increasing oppression of disabled people

About 3,100 written complaints a week were made against the NHS in 2011-12 – just over 162,100 for the year. This in an eight per cent (12,400) rise on 2010-11.

A care assistant who was caught abusing an 89-year-old woman after her family recorded the “gratuitous” mistreatment on a hidden CCTV camera was jailed today.

A NEW report has branded Bexley Council’s children’s services “inadequate” in a number of key areas.  

Eight elderly patients have been moved after a decision to temporarily close a care home on the Isle of Man due to a “critical” nurse shortage.

AN employee of Abacus Care (Cheshire) which collapsed last week has said she was shocked to hear the borough council was aware of the company’s perilous state.

A suitable home is vital for maintaining independence, so housing must be part of the debate around integrating health and social care

THE number of calls made to a Gloucestershire helpline over concerns vulnerable adults were being abused has shot up by 17 per cent.