Councils collectively spent record 71.9% of core spending on adult and children’s care last year, analysis shows

In a new White Paper, care recruitment specialist Brook Street calls for any debate on social care to include the key question of how to build a sector that people actively choose to join, develop in,...

A Nottinghamshire boy with autism has been left without a suitable school place for nearly a month, partly due to staffing problems.

A third of carers are spending over 100 hours a week caring, while use of services by those they care for has fallen

John Russell's wife, Teresa, wants to look after him at home with some help - but because he needs 24-hour care he could be placed in a care home in Edinburgh.

First-of-their-kind training materials published in first step towards every teacher being supported to teach children and young people with SEND

The UK government has widened the eligibility for the Jobs Guarantee scheme to include young disabled people who are NEET, help them find suitable employment, education or training opportunities.

The loved ones of Michael Matthews have shared touching words, after a coroner found that there were 'failures to monitor' the man who killed him

The rising number of people with mental health disorders is sounding public health alarm bells worldwide. Anxiety, depression and substance use disorders have become some of the leading causes of illn...

Independent Commission on Adult Social Care

Baroness Louise Casey's independent commission on adult social care is inviting people to join public panels as part of the Big Conversation on Care.

The family of Maureen O'Callaghan say she was 'failed miserably'

Kings Court Care Home in Holt was placed in special measures after CQC rated it inadequate, citing serious failings in staffing, safety and…

Responding to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman annual review of Adult Social Care Complaints 2025-26, Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor MBE, Chair of the LGA's Health and Wellbeing Committee, said:

A Nuffield Trust study has shown the number of young people aged 16-17 with autism and/or ADHD receiving PIP has increased proportionally in more affluent areas.

The charity Mencap is celebrating its 80th birthday, a milestone for the UK's leading charity which supports people with learning disabilities, as well as their families.

The old saying that birds of a feather flock together may hold even when people with psychiatric illnesses choose their partners. A recent JAMA Psychiatry study investigated whether parents were more ...

There is just over one week left for unpaid carers across Worcestershire to share their experiences and help shape the future of support and services across the county.

Caring for a loved one, in their old age or poor health, can be hugely rewarding and millions of people across the UK provide unpaid care1. But taking on caring responsibilities can also affect your i...

Henry Cornish Care Centre in Chipping Norton has been identified for potential closure after a council review.

A new workplace health system is being developed to help people remain in employment or return to work after periods of ill health.

Advice about mindful eating, enjoying exercise and getting good-quality sleep was at least as effective for treating depression as cognitive behavioural therapy

EXCLUSIVE: Nicola Agius, 39, said her son Louis was turned away from the play area at the IKEA in Lakeside, Essex after staff said there were no staff to 'assess' her autistic son

A practitioner with 20 years’ experience reflects on what went wrong when a mother requested a new social worker

Dudley’s MP is calling on beleaguered borough council children’s services to stop treating special needs as a ‘cost pressure’.

Martha's Rule, which triggers an urgent review when a patient’s condition is deteriorating and family members feel they are not being listened to, is being extended to all hospital A&E departments and...

Exclusive: Charity says NHS data shows increased chances of death due to preventable physical illnesses

Speaking exclusively to the BBC, Prof Peter Fonagy says being young is much harder now than it was.

More than a million people have left work to look after loved ones in the past two years, Carers UK says

It is estimated that more than 1,500 workers are becoming unpaid carers, in what charity Carers UK describes as a "deeply worrying" situation.

Officials say the lack of air conditioning in Derbyshire schools and care homes is one of the main risks posed to the authority by climate change

The Care Inspectorate has concluded that Munches Park House, Barrhill, Dalbeattie, has been issued with a six-week closure warning following an inspection

Terry Mahoney, 94, from St Albans, must pay £8,000 each month for his wife Barbara's nursing home. Their daughter Tracey Hart told This is Money of the toll it's taking on the family.

Inquest hears how Rolando Torres-Pena, 22, was able to strangle and kill Hugo Flint-Cahan on a hospital ward in east London.

Mum tells how she might have to take a second job due to increasing financial pressures and the rising cost of living.

Councils have seen requests for education, health and care plans rise by up to 50 per cent from parents 'anxious' over Labour’s major SEND reforms

Extra jobs, dipping into savings and delaying retirement have all been necessary to support kids at uni

Letters: A new willingness to acknowledge the risk that some people with severe mental illnesses may become violent is welcomed by Prof John F Morgan

Inquest hears how Rolando Torres-Pena, 22, was able to strangle and kill Hugo Flint-Cahan on a hospital ward in east London.

The home in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, has had its contract cancelled, with 24 jobs said to be at risk.

New rules set out what information financial institutions will check and send to the DWP when an account is flagged.

Campaigners say at current glacial pace some may be waiting years before receiving a refund from DWP

People with learning disabilities being more physically included, but remain socially stigmatised, says Louise Gallacher

The removal of almost 300 patients from the Northampton site was ordered by NHS England in March.

CQC inspectors found patients were only seeing their psychiatrists for 10 minutes a month.

Almost half of UK professionals (46%) now take a packed lunch to work more frequently than they did a year ago, the poll for online grocer Ocado found

Four men have today admitted charges in connection with two assaults at a Lincolnshire care home.

"Care deserts" are emerging across England. The government's social care reforms cannot afford to ignore them