BASW has expressed concern that senior figures in social care aren’t “prepared to rock the boat” and tackle the culture revealed by a Which? report which asked 30 elderly people or their families to keep diaries of their experiences of home care provided by paid workers and found examples of missed visits, people left alone without food, drink or medication or even access to the toilet.

Elderly patients should be looked after at home by NHS-funded carers instead of being kept at hospital, experts said in a criticism of the Government’s health reforms.

Patients and service users want integrated services, easy access and less paperwork, say Jules Acton and Don Redding

A RALLYING call for the future of social care in Scarborough and North Yorkshire is how a major conference in the region has been hailed.

A four-year pilot to improve access to health services for young offenders has helped reduce levels of depression and self-harm, according to latest evaluation.

A “key” to unlocking names withheld in the Anna Klonowski social services investigation has been published by Wirral Council.

Opportunities were missed to protect a baby in Stoke-on-Trent, an inquest has heard. Seven-month-old Alfie Smith died in June 2010, four months after he was found unconscious on a sofa.