Two staff have been suspended at a Leeds children’s home and an investigation has been launched into alleged misconduct.

Cumbria County Council’s adult social care department has launched a “reablement” scheme aimed at helping those who need assistance following disability, illness, injury or loss of their personal support network.

A Filipino woman who spent four years working in a Workington care home is to be deported after admitting hoodwinking the authorities into giving her permission to stay.

FORTY new jobs are being created in Sutton thanks to the opening of a £3.7m state-of-the-art residential care home.

A social worker who received a police caution for sexually harassing a colleague has been admonished by the General Social Care Council (GSCC).

A report launched today by The Princess Royal Trust for Carers reveals that 70% of older carers suffer a devastating impact on their health due to their caring role.

Schools are excluding children unofficially to protect their reputation, results and funding for pupil places, a report by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has warned.

A damning inspection of Peterborough’s safeguarding practices has prompted the director of children’s services to resign.

Funding should be invested in retaining social workers rather than recruiting new entrants into the profession because of the high costs of training them, according to research.

There has been a huge rise in insolvencies in the health and social care sector, with an increase of 49% in the first six months of this year alone, research shows.