DHSC issues call for evidence, including from practitioners, to inform new mental health strategy, designed to engineer shift ...

James Murray, formerly chief secretary to the Treasury, takes responsibility for adult social care policy in England, following Wes Streeting's resignation from the government Should the definition of ...

Government will recoup children's reform funding if not used to rebalance social care system, says Josh MacAlister ...

With UNISON planning to ballot members for industrial action over the 3.3% NJC pay offer for council staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2026-27, readers weigh in on whether to strike or ...

An analysis of Plaid Cymru's plans for adult social care and children's services in Wales, following the 2026 elections ...

People who sleep rough often have needs that go beyond housing, including trauma, mental ill-health and executive functioning ...

Legislation will also increase access to statutory sick pay and provide rights to guaranteed hours for people on zero-hours contracts, including many home care staff Anna/Adobe Stock "Fair pay ...

Scottish Government investing up to £600,000 in partnerships between universities and employers, initially to increase access to practice learning opportunities, as country's first apprenticeship ...

Estimated number of AMHPs in England rises from 3,800 to 3,900, amid fall in turnover and vacancy rates, finds report ...

Disability rights groups criticise Department of Health and Social Care's failure to produce Easy Read versions of tender documents for work to engage people with lived experience in update of Mental ...