Proposed changes to Care Quality Commission registration requirements set out basic level of care that all health and care organisations must provide. The consultation asks for views on new draft
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Service user experience of social care, the care and support of older people with learning disabilities, and helping people regain independence are among the latest topics referred to NICE for
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Town halls could soon run out of cash unless more government funds are ploughed into social services for the elderly as hospital A& E departments face a growing crisis of
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New research published today by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) shows the number of households living on incomes below the level needed to afford an adequate standard of living has
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The Committee for Employment and Learning has just launched an inquiry that will examine the level and quality of support available to young people with learning disabilities leaving full-time education.
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A serious case review has found the deaths of six Philpott children in a house fire started by their parents “could not have been predicted or prevented”. The report carried
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A total of 89 experienced social workers are being sought to take over from agency staff in Northamptonshire’s children’s department. The department employed large numbers of agency staff to help
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Leeds City Council is reviewing its alcohol and drugs strategy in line with changes to national and local strategies. The review of all commissioned drug and alcohol treatment and recovery
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Social worker Ruth Hughes has been suspended for failing to follow safeguarding procedures and maintain accurate records. A panel of the Health and Care Professions Council conduct committee also found
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High levels of mental ill health is costing London more than £26bn per year in treatment, lost productivity and costs to education services and the criminal justice system. The figure
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