The General Social Care Council (GSCC) has marked its imminent demise by publishing a poll in which more than half of all social work respondents named ‘protection of title’ as the policy which has had the greatest influence on the profession over the last decade.

Funding dropped by more than 6% despite government assurances, survey finds

THE couple who were found dead in their car on Saturday at Floods Ferry, March, are understood to be care home owners Jaswant and Isabel Beeharry, who lived at Friday Bridge.

Social care is rarely in the headlines for good reasons and this week was no exception.

Sheer number of images and limited resources makes identifying new abuse victims difficult, according to new study

Elderly people are being put in jeopardy by “dangerous” cuts to basic home care which will end up costing the taxpayer thousands of pounds, GPs today warn.

Macmillan Cancer Support, Arthritis Care and Epilepsy Action are among a coterie of charities that will be funded by the Department of Health to develop their skills as commissioning support organisations.