Social workers have called for a new power of entry for local authorities to facilitate access to adults at risk of abuse or neglect.

Health secretary says £1.7bn costs of cap on individual liability for care costs would be unaffordable

The Insitute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), a leading UK think tank, has set out a proposal for a scheme called Frontline to recruit high quality graduates into social work careers.

Foster carers can feel very anxious about the guidance they are able to give, but their input is essential

The number of children waiting to be placed with families has risen as adopters appear not to be getting adequate support

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) is engaged in a battle with the BBC over a storyline in EastEnders.

Concerns are being raised about cuts to the number of mental health beds in Norfolk and Suffolk.

CARE costs could be reduced by 20% as a council begins a review of its learning disabilities system.

Improving a children’s services department in the West Midlands could take another year, a council said.

MITIE has moved into the expanding outsourced health and social care sector with the £111m acquisition of home care provider Enara.