The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) and The College of Social Work (TCSW) have each agreed to appoint one independent person to work together as mediators and negotiators seeking to support the organisations to reach agreement about the future structure of representation for social work and social workers.

MYSTERY surrounds the abrupt closure of a Dorset care home after concerns were raised about the welfare of its 12 elderly residents.

Care minister Paul Burstow says decision on how much the elderly or disabled must pay themselves will not be made until spring

There really needs to be cross-party consensus on tackling the problem facing the elderly care sector or these vulnerable people risk losing everything to pay for their care, the government’s chief adviser Andrew Dilnot has said.

SPECIALIST courses training social workers could be scrapped by a Hampshire university.

The Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has launched a ten-week online consultation on the standards underpinning Early Years Professional Status as part of its overall review of the programme.

MPs will start talks on the future of social care for the elderly tomorrow. The talks, between health secretary, Andrew Lansley, care services minister, Paul Burstow, and shadow health secretary, Andy Burnham, follow repeated calls from charities and social care experts to reform the system and how it is funded.

PLANS for a revolutionary care facility are coming to fruition. Cumbria County Council has started the concept design phase of the new 60-bed home for dementia sufferers.

The care system can help steer young people with experience of abuse and neglect away from crime, a report by The Adolescent and Children’s Trust (Tact) has found.

Staffordshire county council plans to transfer 1,000 adult social care employees to NHS to create the UK’s biggest integrated health and social care provider