There is a 9% greater need for health and social care services in Northern Ireland than in England, according to a review carried out by Professor John Appleby, who has identified a £1 billion shortfall in funding to meet the population’s needs. The figure excludes the impact of current spending cuts in Northern Ireland.

Social care for the elderly in Northern Ireland is “creaking at the seams” because not enough money has been devoted to it, campaigners said.

Election candidates are to be lobbied over the care provided in residential and nursing homes.

Counselling agency for victims of paedophile priests to receive donation as church leaders attempt to ‘repair breach of trust’

Public opinion is often more sympathetic to the challenges facing social workers than the media negativity suggests, the Northern Ireland Association of Social Workers (NIASW) World Social Work Day conference in Belfast heard.

A public inquiry into the deaths of four children in hospitals in Northern Ireland is to resume after a two year recess.

New plans for the minimum price of alcohol in Northern Ireland are to be unveiled on Monday.

Social workers across Northern Ireland have been recognised for their contribution to the profession at an awards ceremony hosted by the Northern Ireland Association of Social Workers (NIASW – part of BASW).

The Western Health and Social Care Trust has said it does not have the resources to meet the demand for home care packages for the elderly.

Children’s services could be hardest hit by Northern Ireland’s draft budget, the Children’s Commissioner has warned.