CARE

July 25, 2019

Extraordinary collapse in safety at Feltham Children's Unit, says Chief Inspector

The Chief Inspector of Prisons has called on the Secretary of State for Justice to intervene urgently in Feltham A Young Offender Institution after an inspection disclosed an “extraordinary” decline in safety, care and activity for the children held there.
July 12, 2019

UN experts say Iran is denying treatment to detainees with life-threatening conditions

UN human rights experts have expressed serious concern that Iran continues to deny appropriate healthcare to detainees, despite repeated calls.
July 4, 2019

Councils set Government ten-week deadline to publish much-delayed social care green paper

The new Prime Minister must publish the long-awaited adult social care green paper before Parliament goes into recess in September for the sake of the millions of older and disabled people who rely on vital care and support, council leaders say.
June 28, 2019

One in four young mums 'skips meals every day to make cash last'

Among those receiving Universal Credit, 37 per cent are skipping meals every day to make ends meet.
May 3, 2019

New research finds missing children are being let down

Opportunities to safeguard children who go missing from home or care are being missed by councils.
April 21, 2019

Report finds HMYOI Cookham Wood making progress but needs to tackle culture of fighting

A culture had been established whereby there was an obligation on children to fight with children from a different postcode, gang or wing, inspector found.
April 1, 2019

CQC raises concerns about quality of care provided by private clinics and doctors

Just under half of independent consulting doctor services were not providing safe care in accordance with the relevant regulations on their first inspection.
March 25, 2019

New guidelines issued to tackle sexual violence against aid workers

The European Interagency Security Forum (EISF), hosted by Christian Aid, has launched new guidelines to help humanitarian agencies prevent, prepare for, and respond to, sexual violence against staff.
March 21, 2019

Meticulous and reticent lives 2.0

Good poetry stays in the mind. It takes root, develops and insists on keeping company with the reader.
January 29, 2019

Royal Colleges call for action on social care in Wales

The Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine have called on the Welsh government to speed up their plans to invest in social and community care services.