The benefits of the written and spoken word to people with dementia and those who care for them, will be celebrated at the launch of the National Memory Day project
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Prostitution laws should be urgently rewritten so sex workers are no longer criminalised for soliciting, a major new Commons report has argued. Brothel-keeping rules should also be adapted so prostitutes
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The “sun, sea and sangria” generation of older people is being diagnosed with deadly skin cancer at an alarming rate, a charity has warned. More than 10,000 people aged 55
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Two children are to be returned to their “exemplary” parents after a judge ruled they were not to blame for their son’s rib fractures. The two-year-old boy, identified only as
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Parents of children who died on a cardiac ward have slammed an independent review into the hospital which cared for them as a “cover-up and a whitewash”. The review found
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An autistic computer hacker who faces extradition to America over allegations that he stole huge amounts of data from government agencies warned he would kill himself if he was sent
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When considering admitting patients over the age of 65 for acute hospital care, alternatives such as hospital at home, admission to a local community hospital or extended stays and treatment
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Jeremy Hunt said he is “seriously considering” a bid for the Conservative leadership as he called for the public to be given a say on Britain’s terms for leaving the
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Weak leadership in too many of England’s children’s services is letting down the most vulnerable children, Ofsted finds. The inspectorate’s third Social Care Annual Report, published today (28 June 2016),
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Realistic workloads and ongoing emotional support are essential if social workers are to manage stress and perform their job effectively, according to new research by the University of East Anglia.
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