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

There are grave consequences ahead for the health and wellbeing of older people warn Age UK and the British Geriatrics Society. They say a failing system of social care will also lead to increased costs to the NHS in England and that recent reports demonstrate the human cost of the crisis with “chronically under-funded social care services jeopardising older people’s health, dignity and wellbeing”.

A PLYMOUTH social worker failed to properly monitor 16 vulnerable children who could have been victims of abuse, a hearing was told.

Youth jobless rate of 22.4% masks huge gap between successful north and failing south

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of causing wilful neglect as part of an investigation into a Devon-based care centre for disabled adults.

POLICE have launched an investigation into the death of an 80-year-old resident in a county care home.

A charity is looking for 3,000 Parkinson’s sufferers to take part in the biggest ever study into the cause of the disease.

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.