On paper, it made sense to set up a common register for every paid worker in social care, says David Brindle

A woman of 81 has been seriously injured in a vicious attack at a Bradford care home. The incident happened at Sunningdale Care Home in North Park Road, Manningham, which provides care for residents who have dementia or other mental health-related illnesses.

Mark Harper MP, Shadow Minister for Disabled People, speaking in the House of Commons has expressed his concern over the Government’s confusion over which disability benefits it intends to integrate into a future care and support system.

Poverty and discrimination experienced by disabled people is on the rise, according to a survey conducted by Leonard Cheshire Disability.

Hounslow Council has stopped paying the company that runs the care home that was shut down when Legionnaires bacteria was found in the water supply.

CARERS have accused the council of “abdicating responsibility” of the elderly in the adult social services shake-up. Despite the council’s consultation process carers and residents at Pensall House say they feel they have been left out.

Complaints of misconduct against social workers were shelved to save money, after the profession’s regulatory body had its budget cut, an inquiry reports today.