The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has rejoined the official development group for the national college of social work following its suspension last month.

A brand new debating ground has been opened on BASW’s website in the form of a new discussion forum, designed to allow social workers to discuss the issues pertinent to you.

A businessman who offered £80,000 to keep a care home in Wolverhampton open has started a campaign against councillors who voted to shut it down.

An older people’s champion is calling for a radical £7bn overhaul of the social care system to support the UK’s ageing population. Philip Spiers is campaigning for a revolutionary NHS-style system following research by Saga Magazine which predicts that 300,000 50-year-olds will celebrate their 100th birthday – a staggering 26-fold increase compared with today.

A CRUEL social worker who humiliated an incontinent disabled man with spiteful jibes and refused to help him when he wet himself has been struck off the social care register.

A study carried out by the autism charity, Treehouse, has revealed that there is a lack of understanding among the general public about autism.

A strategy is needed to improve joint working between government departments and public services to rehabilitate young people with multiple needs and help them escape a life in the criminal justice system, a charity has claimed.

A social worker accused of “colluding” with an abusive mother to silence allegations she beat her children was struck off today. The Merton Council employee allegedly befriended the woman she was supposed to be monitoring and rubbished her estranged partner’s claims their children were in danger.

The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has hit out over a lack of commitment from politicians to protecting child protection resources.

TEN care workers have lost their jobs and 11 elderly residents were given just a fortnight to find somewhere to live after the manager of their care home announced that it was closing.