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.

Gloucestershire CC has refuted a Commission for Social Care Inspection report that raised “serious concerns” about its adult safeguarding work.

ADULT health and social care could be heading towards a “crisis” if changes are not made to the system soon, north Norfolk’s MP has warned.

A BIRMINGHAM care home was fined £66,000 after an elderly resident died following a fall in which she fractured her pelvis.