A FORMER nurse died trapped in a wheelchair after social workers abandoned her, it was claimed yesterday.

ALMOST one girl a day is being referred to a special team set up to tackle sexual exploitation of young people, it has been revealed.

CHILDREN at risk of abuse or neglect in a Birmingham area with the worst child deprivation rate in Britain have not been seen by health visitors for THREE YEARS.

The government is to pilot a project to support people with mental health problems to help them stay in work.

A wholesale reform of the care system will give the elderly and their relatives greater rights to complain about mistreatment and poor standards.

BLACKPOOL Council has been accused of “turning the lives of vulnerable people upside down” by threatening them with redundancy.

A man whose teacher admitted abusing him over six years was told that his claim for government compensation should be kept at the lowest level because his experience was a “one-off incident” and “consensual”, the Guardian can reveal.

Sweeping changes are to be made to the regulation of Britain’s 13,900 care homes, including a new complaints system and tougher inspections for large private operators, The Times has learnt.

Dragon’s Den entrepreneur and self-made millionaire Peter Jones, is to lead a new ‘Skills Academy’ for enterprise alongside one that could revitalise the social care workforce.

The Home Secretary today announced the next steps in ensuring that every victim of sexual assault has access to a centre.