health and social care

Reading Time: < 1 minutePensioners’ need for social care has hit a new peak yet the number of people actually being helped is plunging – putting…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteStaff shortages at a care home resulted in elderly residents being made to get up as early as 4.30am, inspectors have found. Read…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA care agency has had its registration suspended after being rated inadequate in all areas in its first inspection by the health…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteHundreds of thousands of older people in England are having to endure chronic pain, anxiety and unmet support needs owing to the…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn Essex care home has been given a one-star food hygiene rating after inspectors found a number of safety issues, including “dried…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNHS staff are travelling to India on a £10,000 trip to help recruit carers amid the staffing crisis, The Telegraph can reveal.  Read…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBritain’s carers should be paid more to halt an alarming exodus, experts say. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCampaigners want a new “social care tax” to end an injustice that forces millions to sell off family assets including their homes…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA victim of suspected labour abuse who confidentially disclosed details of exploitation to government investigators says she has been subjected to threats…