More than half of parents with children in mental health hospitals do not feel their condition has improved while being treated, a survey has revealed. The findings are based on
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The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse will hold its first public hearings into the child migration programmes on this morning. The child migration programmes were large-scale schemes in which
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The under-pressure social care sector in England is reportedly in line for a funding boost in Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Budget next month. According to the Health Service Journal (HSJ), additional
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Around 160,000 disabled people will be stripped of benefits entitlements after the Government shifted the goalposts to deal with legal rulings, according to Labour. A tribunal said personal independence payments
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Children are being misdiagnosed with special educational needs due to pressure from pushy parents, according to a poll. Some mums and dads want an official diagnosis rather than accept that
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Sleeping for more than nine hours a night could be an early warning sign of Alzheimer’s, new research suggests. Scientists believe an inability to get out of bed may be
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Prisons will be expected to reform criminals as well as punish them under a major justice overhaul being unveiled on Thursday. Ministers will present legislation aiming to transform crisis-hit jails
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Just 7% of women with mental health problems during or after pregnancy are getting specialist help, a new poll suggests. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) said the
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Britain and the US have been accused of showing an “appalling lack of leadership” over the international refugee crisis. Amnesty International claimed the UK Government has shirked its duty in
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Children are not being taken seriously when they report violent and sexual crimes, the Government’s victims tsar has warned. Criminal justice agencies are at risk of failing youngsters who feel
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