CQC is working closely with the adult social care sector in developing a new system to replace quality ratings (star ratings) for registered social care services.

EXTRA frontline posts have been created to help protect vulnerable children in Lincolnshire. In the wake of the serious case review into the death of Baby P, authorities across the country have had to look at how they can better safeguard children.

A new council run training scheme is helping to improve the standards of care for people with dementia living in Wandsworth.

Campaigners fighting to keep open two day centres in Norwich appear to have lost their battle as councillors are set to press ahead with controversial closure plans.

The Children’s Society’s network of projects across the country are being approached by increasing numbers of children, young people and their families who have fallen into destitution.

A WELL-USED social club for people recovering from mental illness could close for lack of funding. The Spanners group, based at St John’s Church Hall, in Church Lane, Loughton, has helped hundreds of adults become more integrated in the community since it was set up in 1998.

England will face a double blow if Social Work services are cut as the financial crisis affects more and more vulnerable families that are hitting the poverty line and struggling to cope, say the British Association of Social Workers (BASW).