The Government has been accused of lying over NHS pay as hundreds of thousands of health workers including midwives, nurses, radiographers, cleaners and psychiatric staff stage their second strike in
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Talking therapy can prevent people bent on suicide from stepping over the brink, a study has found. Six to 10 counselling sessions reduced suicide deaths by more than a quarter
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A new electronic recording system for home care workers providing services on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council is being introduced to help improve standards of care. Care workers will need
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The prosecutor in the trial of Rolf Harris will lead an inquiry into allegations that two Government departments were involved in a conspiracy to cover up child abuse. Foreign Secretary
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Six men have been ordered to stay away from girls after social services bosses in Birmingham took “innovative” legal action in a bid to protect vulnerable children who may be
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The number of family court cases involving contact with children in which neither party are represented by lawyers have nearly doubled in the last year, a report on the impact
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published information on every Mental Health NHS trust in England to show the public how it decides which services it will inspect next and
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Children’s services in a town rocked by widespread child sexual exploitation are “inadequate” according to Ofsted. The schools watchdog’s report says: “There are widespread or serious failures that result in
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A housing and homelessness charity which has seen a “heart-breaking” surge from callers at serious risk of losing their home is urgently appealing for support for its helpline. Over the
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Following a Public Board Meeting today, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has agreed in principle to publish information for providers, as well as for people who use services and their
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