Shrien Dewani is not faking mental illness in order to avoid extradition to South Africa, his lawyer has said.

A children’s services boss who was sacked following a toddler’s death has lost her claim for unfair and wrongful dismissal.

Using remote monitoring technology to keep tabs on patients’ blood sugar and cardiopulmonary disease can reduce the risk of patient mortality by up to 45%, according to a U.K. Department of Health study.

CareTech Holdings, a social care services firm, said a management buyout offer fell through as they could not put forth a ‘compelling price’ due to funding terms.

A dispute between the CSW and the British Association of Social Workers continues – but at least they are still willing to talk. Terry Philpot unpicks the controversy

Children’s campaigners have welcomed the government’s latest strategy to improve services for missing children and their families.

Committee says government has failed to make clear what will happen if another provider gets into financial difficulty

A council has been fined £5,250 for causing “a significant amount of avoidable stress and frustration” to an autistic teenager and his mother.

The Department of Health is still unclear over repercussions when social care providers fail, says a public accounts committee report, and suggests personal budgets become law

Long-term care experts close to the government have warned it is to shelve the Dilnot Commission’s proposals for reform of elderly care.