Up to a million elderly and disabled people are to be put in charge of choosing their own social care, it was announced today.

A SOCIAL worker has apologised for telling a dad to “get a frigging life” when he called to enquire about his child’s case.

Children at a former Jersey care home were subjected to a catalogue of abuse by their house parents, a jury heard.

Government promises ‘radical realignment’ as it sets out plans for divisive issue of care reform as part of ‘big society’ project

Almost 700,000 children in the UK may be acting as carers for parents or other relatives, according to research published tomorrow. The figure is four times more than previously thought.

Researchers say they have identified a unique ‘signature’ of autism in the brains of children with the condition

Social care should no longer be seen as a right from the state but instead “everyone’s responsibility”, the government says.

An elderly war veteran was left with “blood-red” bruising to his hands after two carers allegedly punished him with  Chinese burns.

A SCHEME to give elderly and vulnerable people more control over the care they receive is facing opposition from some council staff because of threatened job cuts.

Suffolk might think it can outsource all its services, but the provision of children’s social services needs the kind of monitoring which comes from the State