A care home in Leicester could reopen after police dropped an investigation against four staff accused of mistreating residents. The owners of Fosse Court care home shut the business in
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Midwives in England have voted to go on strike in a bitter dispute with the Government over pay. Members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) backed walkouts by 82%,
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Children, grandchildren and other relatives of adopted adults will now be able to trace back through their ancestors’ lives, under new rules published today. Previously, only the person adopted and
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Nearly one third of new homelessness cases in England are due to landlords ending a private rental tenancy, Government figures show. The proportion of households being accepted as homeless by
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The Care Quality Commission has issued five formal warnings to Gainford Care Homes Limited stating that that they must make immediate improvements at Lindisfarne CLS Nursing, Chester-Le-Street, County Durham. The
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A psychologist wept yesterday as she told an employment tribunal she thought about suicide because of bullying she allegedly suffered at work. Dr Hayley Dare has taken a case against
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Plans to relax taxi laws could put children at greater risk of sexual exploitation, councils are warning. Currently, anyone using a minicab can travel safe in the knowledge that the
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Carers will be given better support if Labour wins next year with funding for breaks and annual health checks, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has revealed. In a key note
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In the wake of the Rotherham scandal, high levels of sexual assaults in schools & the impact of online pornography, lessons on sex and relationships should be compulsory in primary
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The Government is facing a series of strikes by public sector workers after an announcement that civil servants are to stage a national walkout next month. Members of the Public
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