Social workers spend too much time on paperwork, Professor Eileen Munro finds in review of child protection in England

Planned cuts to social care for elderly people in East Sussex will not have to go ahead, a local authority has said.

Hundreds of people have staged a protest against proposed cuts to adult social care in Kirklees.

Camden Council’s school transport service arrangements have been judged as “inadequate” after a vulnerable child was sexually abused by a hired driver.

Almost 700 elderly people died from dehydration in care homes between 2005 and 2009, new statistics show.

Increases in skills gaps, especially in leadership and change management, pose a growing threat to the health sector’s future effectiveness, a new report from Skills for Health warned.

A BUSINESS adviser from York has joined the row over support for the elderly, saying more council care homes should be privatised to save money.

A PROTEST against planned cuts to adult social care will take place in Huddersfield tomorrow. The day of action will start at 11am outside Huddersfield Town Hall.