Mentally-ill people are being held too long in police cells in Kent due to delays in assessments by the NHS. Kent Police’s assistant chief constable said some people with serious

ELDERLY residents with care needs who are living in sheltered accommodation have been told of plans to replace full-time staff employed by the council with agency staff. Enfield Council is

A nurse has been suspended in connection with claims that drugs were supplied to Guernsey Prison inmates. Andrew Philip Parkin, 40, has also been accused of supplying medication that had

A teenage girl was one of a group to be recruited to work as child prostitutes by an alleged gang operating in east London while under the care of social

A MAJOR development to create a new 78 apartment care home with 16 suites for dementia sufferers is on target for completion, the firm behind it says. Cliveden Manor Care

Social services missed chances to stop a mother from forcing her 14-year-old adopted daughter to impregnate herself with donor sperm so she could provide her with another child, a review

The majority of carers say they are extremely, very or quite satisfied with the support and services they and the person they care for receive, according to a survey published

Computer memory games in schools could be key in improving the short-term memory and attention span of children with Down syndrome. The preliminary study, by researchers at the University of

Five leading charities have revealed that investing in social care prevents disabled people falling into crisis and, as a result, leads to substantial economic benefits. Every pound spent on preventative

A MUM is furious after a leaked video showed a worker at her daughter’s special needs care home lying on the floor faking a tantrum. The 40-second video shows a