Nurses caring for mental health patients will hold three more days of strikes in support of a suspended colleague.

A Teesside service that helps disabled people get on with their lives is appealing for more volunteers. Leonard Cheshire Disability is the largest voluntary provider of care and support services for disabled people.

A new online group has been set up for carers in Devon. The DEFRA – sponsored group will provide opportunities to share experiences and encourage one another. For more information

A former primary school in Mangotsfield will not be sold to developers for private homes after a council U-turn.

Tough choices are looming for Derby City Council after the full extent of the financial crisis in adult social services was revealed last night. The department is facing a £3.2m overspend.

A Day nursery has again been given the lowest rating by inspectors from Ofsted. Bright Future, in Vale Road, Colwick, was given an “inadequate” rating by the education watchdog after a visit on September 24.

Community health services for people with dementia need to be expanded ten-fold in Sheffield to meet the needs of sufferers, warns a charity.

Merseyside’s criminal justice system could be thrown into chaos as solicitors prepare to defy government reform of their pay scales.

A multi-million cash injection for a drugs rehabilitation programme in England has produced only a handful of success stories, it was revealed today.

Nurses will be asked to weigh patients weekly as part of a Government plan to stop the elderly starving to death in hospitals and care homes.