A major rethink is needed of the “broken” system underpinning elderly residential care provision, writer and broadcaster Joan Bakewell has said. The Labour peer and former government voice of older
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Sir Billy Connolly has said he no longer shares a bed with his wife because his Parkinson’s disease causes him to punch her in his sleep. The comedian, 76, was
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A couple who have experienced adoption through three generations have shared their story in a bid to help other vulnerable children find a home. Even before newlyweds Bryan (pictured, right)
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Public commitment in the NHS risks being put “on the line” without greater transparency about the challenges it faces, a new report warns. Research by NHS Providers, the body representing
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Food bank referrals have become an every-day part of social work practice across Scotland – with social workers even using their own money to make sure families have enough to
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Healthcare workers have a “very strong professional responsibility” to get the winter flu jab, officials have warned, after less than half of staff in some parts of the country were
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More than 50 social workers at seven local authorities across the country are trialing the use of a specially-created bag of resources to help professionals to communicate and engage with
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This week the government All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Social Care released a report on the professionalisation of Social Care workers. The report reiterates what UNISON have been saying for
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One of the biggest Brexit worries is what will happen to the NHS when the UK leaves the EU. Among the many uncertainties is whether the NHS might be involved
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Every year since 2013, the UK’s Office for National Statistics has reported an increase in drug-related deaths in England. Last year, we reported that drugs had overtaken traffic accidents as
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