Ben Carson makes a difference in and out of the operating theatre, reports Andrew Stone.

The Cabinet agreed that 5700 disability support workers deserved to receive the minimum wage for overnight sleepover shifts, but the winners are going to be kept waiting.

About 5700 of the country's lowest-paid workers have won a landmark deal to pay them the minimum...

Abuse, neglect, disability care: words no one wants to see together. In 2006 a flurry of stories about appalling care sparked a Government inquiry. Despite steps to fix the problem, it's happening again.