Gloucestershire County Council has created a supportive, relationship-based culture where social workers can develop their ...

Ben Troke, Partner at law firm Weightmans, discusses what the rejection of the assisted dying bill means for the future of ...

A new national partnership has been launched to help more people living with Parkinson’s across England access the benefits of table tennis, with charities and sporting organisations joining forces to ...

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a new video aimed at helping care-experienced people understand their rights when accessing personal care records. The three-minute video, My ...

Actor Himesh Patel has narrated a new animated film about the challenges faced by families struggling during the school summer holidays. The charity said one in eight families are struggling to afford ...

The number of adults contacting the NSPCC about children experiencing domestic abuse has reached its highest level since records began. New research from the charity shows they received 8,448 child ...

In line with World Alzheimer’s Day, a theatre production exploring what happens when memories begin to fade is returning for a 10th anniversary tour. The Nature of Forgetting tells the story of Tom, a ...

Health and social care secretary Yvette Cooper has announced the extension of Sure Start services over the next two years. Speaking this morning to the Labour Conference, Cooper said Sure Start was ...

Young people with disabilities will be offered government-funded jobs sooner under an expanded employment scheme. The programme will allow 18 to 24-year-olds receiving health or disability benefits to ...

Since March, new mums-to-be can skip the GP and get quicker access to their first appointment with an NHS midwife, simply by filling in an online form Some 60,000 newly pregnant women across England ...

A fake care recruitment company that conned overseas workers out of more than £19,000 by promising UK jobs and visa sponsorship has been shut down following an Insolvency Service investigation.

It was only on Sunday that Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced plans to make England’s social care free at the point of use. During an interview with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, Burnham admitted he ...