The MS Society and Carers Trust have joined forces in a new pilot project to offer supported short breaks to people with MS and their families.

Bright, beautiful and ambitious, Warrington teenager Shafilea Ahmed wanted to be a barrister. The only chance she got to appear in court was as a murder victim.

Ten charities and government bodies have joined forces to invest £19m to establish four e-health research centres across the UK to make better use of data.

For more than 60 years, social care has been overshadowed by its more glamorous sister, the NHS. Where the NHS is universal, comprehensive and adored, social care is often confusing, disjointed and unloved – little more than a safety net. It is time for this to change. And one of the biggest shifts must be about integration. By By Paul Burstow MP

Around 85 children and young people die in England each year as a result of abuse or neglect, according to an analysis of serious case reviews by academics.

Adversarial system must give way to a more inquisitorial approach, and culture of delay must be reduced

More than 50 cases of people with learning disabilities being forced to wed were reported last year. And while the main motivation was to provide a carer, relationships are often abusive

More than 90 investigations into the care of residents at a single home in Essex have been opened in a six-month period, it has emerged.

‘Poor, inconsistent and, on occasion, non-existent care’ found by the Local Government Ombudsman in annual report

There is no mention of social care practice in the plan, and it fails to see our real integration through personalisation