Care bosses have cut the contract with Appletrees Homecare – the business at the centre of a row over unpaid staff wages.

Independent mental health provider the Priory Group has launched a programme aimed at young people displaying sexually inappropriate behaviour.

Addressing families’ difficulties before they grow unmanageable can save money in the long term. But will this approach survive as council budgets are slashed?

Following the government’s revelation that it intends to roll out independent social work practices to support older and disabled people, BASW is urging independent members with an interest in pilot studies to come forward and work with their professional association.