Housing charity Shelter has released analysis showing more than a quarter of a million people are homeless in England.

According to a survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and Halogen Employee Outlook, two-thirds of public sector employees were satisfied with their jobs, the highest level since autumn 2012.

The Howard League for Penal Reform has raised concern over the rise of suicides taking place in prisons in England and Wales.

A new report has discovered that 52 per cent of British adults believe that abuse and neglect in care homes for the elderly is common.

Andrew Lansley has voiced his disappointment at the lack of extra funding for the NHS and social care in the Autumn Statement.

The government has been warned that plans to expand Heathrow Airport could breach its climate change laws.

Health and social care leaders and the Local Government Association (LGA) have condemned Chancellor Phillip Hammond’s Autumn Statement as a missed opportunity to announce new investment in care.

A new report has argued that the quality of adult social care has declined as a result of increased privatisation in the sector.

New research has claimed that four in five UK local authorities have insufficient care for older people in their area.

Nine former Health Secretaries have voiced ‘alarm and dismay’ at the government's failure to improve mental health services.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the government to provide more funding for social care to improve the quality of care received by elderly people.

A new report by ASH and Cancer Research UK has warned that Stop Smoking Services across England are facing ongoing budget cuts after six in ten local authorities (59 per cent) were forced to reduce their funding in the last year.

Bath and North East Somerset Council has awarded a seven year contract to Virgin Care to deliver community health and care services in the area, following opposition from residents.

The Court of Appeal has ruled that the NHS in England does possess the power to fund HIV drug Prep, after it previously claimed that local authorities should be responsible for funding the drug.

The Local Government Ombudsman’s (LGO) Review of Adult Social Care Complaints 2015/16 has shown a 25 per cent rise in complaints about home care received by people in England.

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