The number of people killed by mental health patients has fallen to its lowest level in a decade – figures released today show. Experts suggest the fall in homicide reflects

Norman Lamb will unveil plans to address the loophole in the system where providers responsible for failures in care can escape prosecution Directors in charge of care homes and hospitals

A NOTTS County Council social worker has received a prestigious national award for her support of people with mental health problems. Veronica Bell was presented with the Dignity in Care

Cash-strapped care workers will not be paid for travel times between appointments, after Richmond’s Conservatives refused a motion to change policy. Under contracts with Richmond Council, staff employed to provide

Six Labour-dominated councils are to develop schemes to fully integrate health and social care services as part of the party’s plans to devise a ‘new settlement’ for the NHS, shadow

Too many social workers are “colluding” with parents to make excuses for their children’s behaviour, troubled families tsar Louise Casey has said. Ms Casey said social workers had to be

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) have repsonded to a speech given by troubled families tsar, Louise Casey, at a local government conference yesterday. Casey had claimed too many

A senior Government minister will today admit that the treatment of frail elderly people is “heartbreaking” and that those who have paid tax throughout their lives “deserve something better”. In

Women’s Aid is today launching the UK Gold Book online, a vital resource to support anyone working with women and children experiencing domestic abuse. The UK Gold Book online is

A care home for elderly people in Berkshire is to close, despite a campaign to save it. Reading Borough Council voted to shut the Arthur Clark home in Caversham, saying