A new campaign has been launched to attract 25 experienced social workers to Peterborough.

A prestigious awards scheme which aims to highlight exemplary child protection work in London is now open for entries.

THE operator of a Poole care home has been told to take immediate action after inspectors identified a number of concerns.

A West Midlands consortium is hoping to improve residents’ health by rolling out a confidence and wellbeing programme

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and Alzheimer’s Disease International have published a report on the challenges that dementia onset presents worldwide, hoping to convince world leaders to support research and investment in appropriate health and social care provision.

January 2012 saw the highest ever number of care applications recorded in an individual month and professionals say the pressure is mounting

In his final blog as president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Peter Hay has insisted that the recommendations of the Dilnot Commission to reform care are sound and should be adopted.

Guernsey family doctors have referred more than 800 people to a pilot counselling scheme in the seven months since it began.

A WOMAN reported being sexually abused as a child when she allegedly saw the man involved driving a nursery minibus more than 20 years later, a court heard.

Commenting on Cafcass figures showing that the number of local council care applications has passed 10, 000 for the first time, Sue Kent, professional officer British Association of Social Workers, said: