A SOCIAL worker has slammed the Royal Borough’s plans to replace employees with agency staff as the deadline for controversial new council contracts looms.

Alzheimer’s Society today launched its Connecting Communities project, focused on raising awareness of dementia within BME communities across eight London boroughs.

AN innovative project has been launched to improve care for people with dementia following successful trials in towns across the North-East.

Poor social care policies end up costing the country more in the long term in more expensive healthcare. That is the view at least of Member of Parliament Paul Burstow, who claims action must be taken now to redress the balance.

Statistical manipulation disguises the fact that disabled people are being hit the hardest by cuts to benefits and services, by Simon Duffy