There has been more response to yesterday’s Queen’s Speech and the announcement of the England only, draft care and support bill.

Tricky or not, the challenge is one to which politicians on both sides must rise

FORMER nursery boss Adrian Strong has been found guilty of sexual offences against children which date back more than 20 years.

Pressure in the care sector is inevitable but stress isn’t, and professionals should support each other to counter its effects, by Dr Neil Thompson
 

BASW has responded to the decision of the Health Professions Council (HPC) to confirm its intention not to register student social workers by expressing its disappointment at a move the Association believes will undermine the protection of the public.

Britain’s struggling social care system needs urgent change to save elderly and disabled people from a “vicious circle”, campaigners say.

Council leaders and charities have called on Prime Minister David Cameron to show ‘vision and courage’ over social care reform.

‘The smell would be even worse’, says Zoe, the social worker I’m shadowing for the week, ‘were it not for the clothes.’ Trying not to touch or breathe, I survey the mounds of sweaters and jeans and dresses interspersed across the bare floorboards.

Health and social care leaders have written an open letter to the prime minister requesting he shows leadership on social care reform. The letter calls on the PM to personally convene a care summit to lead urgent action to tackle the crisis in social care.

The Centre for Social Justice is urging ministers to prioritise the poorest older people when they respond to the Dilnot report.