TWO dementia care homes in Sheffield which were spared the axe following a campaign could be under threat again, it is feared – because of concerns over empty beds.

A damning report found Northamptonshire had a “legacy” of children “exposed to chronic, and periodically acute, harmful experiences” some of which were “unlikely to have been either assessed or addressed”.

Celebrating social work is not something which is reported that much, but this week it is something we should all do. On World Social Work Day, yesterday, politicians and communities around the world gave recognition to the commitment of social workers and the role they play in helping families, communities and people with difficult problems.

A day care centre for people with physical and learning difficulties in Wirral is to be closed by the council.

PLANS to share social services between three councils could save taxpayers £1.4m.

A Bath health chief has spoken of the “unrelenting” pressure being placed on a nursing and social care system “continually at boiling point.”

A senior doctor has called for social care “swat teams” to stop older people getting stuck in hospital.

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Several computer monitors were stolen during a burglary at the Social Services offices on St.George’s Road in Barnstaple in the early hours of Sunday morning.