health and social care

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA Florida nurse has been accused of stealing the identity of an 88-year-old Alzheimer’s patient to pay for over $7,000 of plastic surgery.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFunding promised to develop the social care workforce in England has been halved, the government has confirmed. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen I was 13, I learned about workhouses.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA French care home manager has been accused of placing false wills on wealthy retirees who died without heirs, so he could…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDissatisfaction at social care services among those who have had to deal with them has spiralled to “unbelievably distressing” levels, Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA senior nurse has been sacked after she told a disabled care home resident they “didn’t deserve to be alive”.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThousands of carer roles are unfilled in England and the overall number of care workers is falling, leaving more people without support….

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore than half of children and young adults who act as carers for their family members in the UK say the time…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteEngland’s care regulator has been accused of failing to keep private nursing home residents safe after a family alleged a delay in…