NHS Confederation and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services issue joint statement and say time for talking about integration is over

The man in charge of children’s care in Cornwall says he cannot rule out further deaths of young people in the county.

Using parents as volunteers in early years settings saves money and reaches more families in need, a project in Reading has shown

Some nurses working in the NHS don’t even want to be in the job, or they don’t have the ability to do the job properly or they lack the compassion needed to understand what it means to work with vulnerable people who look to them for care and support, according to a report by the NHS Future Forum.

Leicestershire County Council has announced plans to axe a further 500 jobs as part of its cost-cutting measures.

The government must not be put off by the costs of Andrew Dilnot’s recommendations on social care; if it does not act now the future price will be greater still

Children’s services at Waltham Forest Council need to improve significantly to avoid government intervention, children’s minister Tim Loughton has warned.

Family lawyers are warning that parents risk losing contact with their children because of reforms to legal aid, ahead of further scrutiny of the legislation in the House of Lords.

In the coming weeks, local authorities are faced with the daunting task of calculating the number of “troubled families” in their area, identifying where they live and what their needs are.

The definition of ‘social care’ and rules for eligibility vary across the country, but poor understanding is nationwide, says Melanie Henwood