Autistic people and those with a learning disability are still being failed, a charity has said, describing new figures as showing too many remain “stuck” in mental health hospitals. NHS
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Calls made to an anti-slavery helpline have reached a record high, with the number of potential victims in the care sector rising by almost a third and the first suspected
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A violent offender who beat a fellow resident to death at a home for people with mental health conditions has been locked up indefinitely in hospital. Rajinder Pall, 45, had
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A group set up to campaign for care home residents’ rights during the pandemic has said that not being made a core participant for the part of the UK Covid-19
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More than 27,000 healthcare workers are set to receive two one-off payments worth up to £3,000, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has said. The payments – worth
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Public satisfaction with social care services has dropped to a new low according to a survey, prompting a call for the next government to “take a strong step forward” and
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Covid testing in people being discharged from hospital to care homes should continue, a representative body has said as it warned of potentially “serious consequences” in ending the practice. The
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The sentencing of a woman who stabbed a care worker to death has been postponed as no “suitable” secure hospital has been found, a court has heard. Kellyanne McNaughton, 33,
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Thousands of care home workers have won improved sick pay rights, a union has announced. The GMB said 19,000 staff at HC-One have accepted a deal that gives them the
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As Skills for Care continues their #ChampioningRMs campaign, Oliver French, Head of National Engagement, Skills for Care, discusses the vital role that registered managers play in care organisations and why
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