Society daily 11.03.2010

Full coverage: the Sheffield 'Fritzl' case Authorities apologise for failings in 35-year saga of rape, incest and abuse Inquiry report: the lost opportunities to stop the torment Background: a lifetime of terror in the Q Family Patrick Butler: wavering, havering and failing Audio: 'More than 100 professionals were involved' Audio: the helplessness of 'stuck' professionals Video: we're sorry, say child protection officials Read the Q family serious case review Today's other top SocietyGuardian stories Pay freeze for senior public sector staff brings angry reaction from unions Health secretary announces three options for financing the care of elderly people Overcrowded, overpriced: car parks add to the stress of visiting NHS hospitals, says survey Police 'failing' in the fight against antisocial behaviour, says chief inspector All today's SocietyGuardian stories Other news * The NHS Confederation claims that closing wards and letting patients email their consultants would improve patient welfare, reports the Daily Telegraph * Judges fear the introduction of the Sentencing Council will drive prison overcrowding to unsustainable levels , the Times reports Prize-winning writing The Guardian's Sarah Boseley last night won a prestigious journalism award for her brilliant series of articles about lack of access to drugs in the developing world, particularly Africa. She beat off tough competition from the BBC and others to win the Health Communicator of the Year prize awarded by the British Medical Journal. The judges commended her "impressive skill of being able to explain complex and important information in an engaging way that makes a subject accessible to a wide audience". They cited two articles in particular, both of which emerged from the Guardian's Katine project: * Scandal of Africa's missing medicines * Andrew Witty: drug firm boss out to change his industry You can read Sarah's global health blog here . SocietyGuardian events The Public Procurement show . The UK's leading event for public sector procurement. 15-16 June, ExceL, London SocietyGuardian links Sign up to Society daily email briefing Society on Twitter SocietyGuardian.co.uk Public - the Guardian's website for senior public sector executives Get ahead: the Guardian's public and voluntary sector careers page Hundreds of public and voluntary sector jobs Email the SocietyGuardian editor: [email protected]