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A call for change after Eleanor Barnfield’s death

The death of a 47-year-old care worker has prompted renewed calls for better protection for ...

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How a family illness prompted a grandfather to quit smoking

A grandfather who started smoking when he was 12 has spoken about the moment he ...

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Teachers report rise in child neglect referrals, NSPCC warns

The children’s charity is calling on the government to introduce a national strategy to tackle ...

Adult Care Headlines

Covid inquiry: care homes were ‘something of an afterthought’

To put it simply, the latest instalment of the covid inquiry shows care homes were ...

Children Headlines

One in eight children feel unsafe in their hometown, says Children’s Commissioner

12% of children say they don’t feel safe in their local area, according to a ...

Children Headlines

160 children waiting for adoptive families in West Yorkshire

The research comes in line with National Adoption Week, an event first created by the ...

Headlines Mental Health

Autistic people left in mental health hospitals for years, research shows

Over 1,000 autistic people and people with learning disabilities have spent at least two years ...

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‘It proved the opposite’, challenging ADHD and autism overdiagnosis claims

Author says rising diagnoses reflect better understanding of neurodivergence, as researchers warn many people with ...

Headlines Recruitment & Retention

Social care vacancies hit decade low as workforce growth slows

Vacancies in adult social care have fallen to their lowest level in a decade, but ...

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England has an untapped pool of potential foster carers – research

Over half a million adults in England say they would definitely apply to become foster ...