BASW has welcomed the recognition by government adviser Louise Casey that many so called “troubled” families need to be better understood and worked with, rather than lectured, but questioned why she needed to tell social workers what many professionals had long been urging the government to understand.

ADULTS with disabilities will be able to benefit from a new £1.5million purpose built facility after planning councillors gave the project the thumbs-up.

The Prime Minister has opened a community café within the grounds of Middletown Grange Care Home in Hailey, Oxfordshire.

WORKERS at council-run care homes are not likely to get severance packages that reflect their hours when they close, according to their union.

The media must drive awareness to the positive aspects of care if we are going to change the way people feel about it, by George Ames

Middlesbrough diocese goes to court to argue main liability should fall on order that ran Yorkshire care home and school

Social Workers’ Benevolent Trust is reporting a 60% rise in applications in the past year, by Simon Cole

BASW has welcomed the recognition by government adviser Louise Casey that many so called “troubled” families need to be better understood and worked with, rather than lectured, but questioned why she needed to tell social workers what many professionals had long been urging the government to understand.

The holes that exist in the new care and support white paper extend way past a lack of decision on funding

The head of adult social care at Peterborough City Council has been forced to defend himself after a controversial comment at a public meeting.