Employers have been urged to encourage their staff to take decent breaks after a study found that huge numbers are working through their lunch every day. Physiotherapists warned that firms
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Society must reject the “out-of date myths” about rape and the idea that a rapist is “a man in a balaclava in a dark alley”, leading legal figures have warned.
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The Department of Health has published draft regulations and statutory guidance on how the Care Act should be implemented by local authorities and their staff. The Care Act will make
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A baby has died from blood poisoning after being put on a drip containing a contaminated substance and 14 other babies are being treated with antibiotics after falling ill at
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Health service staff angry that their pay is still being capped – despite the economic recovery – are to remind the government today of the millions of hours of unpaid
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has appointed 11 new Heads of Adult Social Care Inspections who will support the Adult Social Care directorate in transforming the way Adult Social Care
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Forty-eight leading health, care and housing organisations have partnered up to transform public service delivery to promote people’s independence and wellbeing by committing to Working together for personalised, community-based care
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Social worker Lorna Crichlow has been suspended from the HCPC Register for failing to manage her caseload effectively whilst working at the London Borough of Islington. A panel of the
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The BASW journal, Professional Social Work (PSW), has launched a search to find the individuals you believe have had the biggest influence on social work in the UK. The top
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A charity delivering a groundbreaking child protection programme with the help of student volunteers has been recognised for its work. Sheffield Hallam University has named Community Service Volunteers (CSV) its
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