The good will of nurses in England is being abused by politicians who have failed to get to grips with a desperate shortage of staff, nurse leaders say.

Older people who experience significant weight gain or weight loss could be raising their risk of developing dementia, suggests a study from Korea published in the online journal BMJ Open.

A provider who provided domiciliary care services in Chippenham, Wiltshire without being registered with the CQC has been ordered to pay more than £6260 at Swindon Magistrates’ Court.

An emu is on the loose after escaping from its enclosure at a care home.It is thought the male bird got through a hole in the fence at Burnfoot care home in Ecclefechan, Dumfries and Galloway.

A former care home worker has been convicted of neglect after throwing away patients' medication.