AN £8 million scheme aimed at addressing family breakdown and behavioural problems in young children is launching in Worcestershire.

As the National Health Service undergoes the biggest reorganisation in its history, one aspect of the government’s reforms that has raised people’s blood pressure is the issue of privatisation.

A mental health unit in Ashford is to close, leaving patients with a round trip of at least an hour to access key hospital services.

Survey finds nearly 60% of social care professionals said it was unlikely swift action could be taken to protect neglected children

Social services and police “missed opportunities” to stop the sexual abuse of young girls in Rochdale, a report into a grooming scandal has revealed.

Victims of a child sex ring may take legal action against the authorities for failing to protect them after a damning report laid bare the extent of their failings.

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) strongly welcomes today’s report into why professionals in the Rochdale area failed to stop the sexual abuse of young girls, between 2007 and 2011.

The concept of ‘careship’ – a combination of care and leadership – could become the sector’s quality mark, by Simon Cotterrell