Guernsey is a step closer to getting a fit for purpose Mental Health Facility. States members have been discussing a new £25m development next to the Princess Elizabeth Hospital.

A care home for adults with learning disabilities in Mansfield is celebrating being awarded a three stars excellent rating in a recent unannounced inspection.

Three of the local authority-based winners of additional financial government support – Hampshire and Lincolnshire County Councils and Westminster City Council – will be working in innovative partnerships with Northgate Public Services to ensure that citizens receive the best personal support and care through enhanced information sharing, it was revealed today.

The economic downturn could prove to be a blessing for councils that have struggled to recruit semi-skilled care workers, according to adult social services directors.

INADEQUATE training and poor communication were factors leading to a pensioner’s death more than a week after concerns were raised about her well-being.

A £150m cut in spending on social care services for older people in England was revealed today by the Department of Health’s information centre.

The number of privately fostered children known to local authorities remains stubbornly low. Janaki Mahadevan investigates.

A GOVERNMENT watchdog and Gloucestershire County Councillors have clashed over the care of vulnerable people following a damning report from social care inspectors last week.