The heads of Adult social services welcomed news of extra funding for work to ensure elderly people get care in the weeks following their discharge from hospital.

The NSPCC is urging the government not to abandon the vetting and barring scheme in its entirety in reviewing the initiative.

Five elderly care home residents who died within two weeks of each other had suffered “severe neglect”, an official inquiry concluded today.

TWO men have been convicted after trying to con Bury Council by sending it care bills for people that did not exist.

A CARE home has received a prestigious accolade for the specialist facilities it provides for people with dementia.

More than two-thirds of social workers experience mental or emotional instability as a result of their job, according to a British Association of Social Workers (BASW) poll.

Social services have changed how they protect vulnerable children in Derby, after a baby was harmed by his father.