Ed Balls created a spectacular crisis in children’s social care, and now the coalition has done a curious U-turn

Council chiefs in Leeds are to cut the number of day centres for people with learning disabilities in a shake-up of adult care services.

Healthcare professionals are being offered first-hand advice on palliative and supportive care through a ground-breaking new 24-hour phoneline being launched by a Suffolk hospice.
 

A former University of York Professor, Kay Jones, died on 13 October 2010. Professor Jones was the founding Head of the Department of Social Policy and Social Work and spent 22 years in charge of the Department.

The government is yet to decide on the sum of money allocated to the new early intervention grant for the coming financial year, sparking concern that councils will not set aside enough money for vital services.

Social care chiefs in Birmingham are yet to agree an improvement plan almost five months after safeguarding services for children at risk of physical and sexual abuse were slammed as inadequate.

More than 100 social care users have signed up to take control of their support budget in the last six months.